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. 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.
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 Sturm as Henker