The Pied Piper (1942)

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The Pied Piper on IMDb 7.1/10 363 votes

Released:
1942-08-21

Overview:
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.

Director:
Irving Pichel

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Drama, War

  • Cast:
  • Monty Woolley
    as
    John Sidney Howard
  • Roddy McDowall
    as
    Ronnie Cavanaugh
  • Anne Baxter
    as
    Nicole Rougeron
  • Otto Preminger
    as
    Major Diessen
  • J. Carrol Naish
    as
    Aristide Rougeron