The Pied Piper (1942)
1h 27m
Running Time
August 21, 1942Release Date
The Pied Piper (1942)
1h 27m
Running Time
August 21, 1942Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Englishman Mr. Howard is on a fishing holiday in eastern France when the Germans invade in 1940. Setting off to try and get back home he is persuaded to take along the two Cavanaugh children, and as his journey progresses his family keeps growing in size. Once in German-occupied northern France a new problem arises — the risk of being heard speaking English.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
Cast & Crew.
Monty Woolley
John Sidney Howard
Roddy McDowall
Ronnie Cavanaugh
Anne Baxter
Nicole Rougeron
Otto Preminger
Major Diessen
J. Carrol Naish
Aristide Rougeron
Lester Matthews
Mr. Cavanaugh
Jill Esmond
Mrs. Cavanaugh
Ferike Boros
Madame
Peggy Ann Garner
Sheila Cavanaugh
Merrill Rodin
Willem
Maurice Tauzin
Pierre
Fleurette Zama
Rose
William Edmunds
Frenchman
Marcel Dalio
Focquet
Marcelle Corday
Madame Bonne
Odette Myrtil
Madame Rougeron
Jean Del Val
Railroad Official
Rudolph Anders
Lieutenant
Henry Rowland
Military Policeman
Helmut Dantine
Aide
George Davis
Barman
Irving Pichel
Director
Nevil Shute
Novel
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay / Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Allen McNeil
Editor
Richard Day
Art Direction
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Dolly Tree
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Pied Piper is a 1942 American film in which an Englishman on vacation in France is caught up in the German invasion of that country, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of children to safety. It stars Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall and Anne Baxter. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the 1942 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. It was directed by Irving Pichel.
It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, Monty Woolley for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Edward Cronjager for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
You May Also Like.
Look at the other titles that might be interesting for you
GoodFellas (1990)
Movie
5.98
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Movie
6.89
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Movie
6.07
Mank (2020)
Movie
6
The Kid (1921)
Movie
5
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Movie
1
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Movie
5.68
Drunken Angel (1948)
Movie
3
The Best of Youth (2003)
Movie
1
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Movie
5.49
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Movie
5.16
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
La Chinoise (1967)
Movie
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Movie
Shark Attack (1999)
Movie
4.33
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Movie
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Movie
6
A Tale of Autumn (1998)
Movie
2
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Movie
6
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Movie