---
title: 'The Pied Piper (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Demy'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pied-piper-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069086/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pied Piper (1972)

1972 · 86 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

The Pied Piper is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, John Hurt and Diana Dors, and featuring Donovan, who also composed music for the film. It was written by Mark Peploe, Andrew Birkin and Demy, loosely based on the legend of the Pied Piper.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Demy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-demy)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Demy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-demy), [Jacob Grimm](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-grimm), [Wilhelm Grimm](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-grimm), [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin), [Mark Peploe](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-peploe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/donovan)
- **Producer:** [David Puttnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-puttnam)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Suschitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-suschitzky)

## Cast

- [Jack Wild](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-wild)
- [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan)
- [Diana Dors](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-dors)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt)
- [Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/donovan)
- [David Leland](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-leland)
- [Roy Kinnear](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-kinnear)
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)

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