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The Pied Piper

1972Movie1 h 30 min

43

WeakGoodWatch score

43

WeakGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

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Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

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Directed by: Jacques Demy
Written by: Andrew Birkin, Jacques Demy, Mark Peploe
Produced by: David Puttnam, Sanford Lieberson
Music by: Donovan

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Facts

December 27, 1972 · 1 h 30 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released: December 27, 1972
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Original language: English
Made in: Germany, United Kingdom
Available in: 138 countries

Tropes

Coincidental Broadcast, Road Trip Plot, Dramatic Gun Cock +9

12 of 16 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Questions about The Pied Piper

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Where can I stream The Pied Piper?

In the United States, The Pied Piper streams on Criterion and Bloodstream. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Bloodstream. It also streams in 137 other countries.

Is The Pied Piper worth watching?

43

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 43 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 50%).

Will I feel good after watching The Pied Piper?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is The Pied Piper plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.