| The Pied Piper of Hamelin | |
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.jpg) German film poster | |
| German | Der Rattenfänger von Hameln |
| Directed by | Paul Wegener |
| Written by | Paul Wegener |
| Based on | Pied Piper of Hamelin |
| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
| Starring | Paul Wegener Lyda Salmonova Wilhelm Diegelmann |
| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages |
Silent German intertitles |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: Der Rattenfänger von Hameln) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by and starring Paul Wegener and also featuring Lyda Salmonova and Wilhelm Diegelmann. [1] It is based on the legendary story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios and on location around Bautzen and Hildesheim. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. The animator Lotte Reiniger worked on the design of the film's intertitles.
It premièred at the Union-Theater am Nollendorfplatz on 19 December 1918. [2]
Cast
- Paul Wegener as Fremder Spielmann
- Lyda Salmonova as Ursula
- Clemens Kaufung as Schinderknecht
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as mayor
- Frida Richard
- Elsa Wagner as Weib des Bürgermeister
- Armin Schweizer as Magerer Ratsherr
- Jakob Tiedtke as Ratsapotheker
- Märte Rassow as Märte
- Hans Stürm as Henker
References
- ^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
- ^ Der Rattenfänger Filmportal.de. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
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- 1918 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Paul Wegener
- German drama films
- 1918 drama films
- UFA GmbH films
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- Films set in the Middle Ages
- Films based on Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Films set in 13th-century Holy Roman Empire
- German black-and-white films
- Films based on fairy tales
- Silent drama films
- 1910s German films
- 1910s German-language films
- 1910s German film stubs
| The Pied Piper of Hamelin | |
|---|---|
|
German film poster | |
| German | Der Rattenfänger von Hameln |
| Directed by | Paul Wegener |
| Written by | Paul Wegener |
| Based on | Pied Piper of Hamelin |
| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
| Starring | Paul Wegener Lyda Salmonova Wilhelm Diegelmann |
| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
|
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages |
Silent German intertitles |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: Der Rattenfänger von Hameln) is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by and starring Paul Wegener and also featuring Lyda Salmonova and Wilhelm Diegelmann. [1] It is based on the legendary story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios and on location around Bautzen and Hildesheim. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. The animator Lotte Reiniger worked on the design of the film's intertitles.
It premièred at the Union-Theater am Nollendorfplatz on 19 December 1918. [2]
Cast
- Paul Wegener as Fremder Spielmann
- Lyda Salmonova as Ursula
- Clemens Kaufung as Schinderknecht
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as mayor
- Frida Richard
- Elsa Wagner as Weib des Bürgermeister
- Armin Schweizer as Magerer Ratsherr
- Jakob Tiedtke as Ratsapotheker
- Märte Rassow as Märte
- Hans Stürm as Henker
References
- ^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
- ^ Der Rattenfänger Filmportal.de. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
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| This article related to a German film of the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1918 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Paul Wegener
- German drama films
- 1918 drama films
- UFA GmbH films
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- Films set in the Middle Ages
- Films based on Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Films set in 13th-century Holy Roman Empire
- German black-and-white films
- Films based on fairy tales
- Silent drama films
- 1910s German films
- 1910s German-language films
- 1910s German film stubs