The Pied Piper

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The Pied Piper (1942)

Directed by Irving Pichel

“It's all heart and thrills!”

Drama, War · 1h 27m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Irving Pichel
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Novel
Nevil Shute
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Editor
Allen McNeil
Producer
Nunnally Johnson

Details

Release date
1942-08-21
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
United States of America
Production
20th Century Fox, Franco London Films