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Emil and the Detectives

United States of America

PG
1964-12-18(US)
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Action,
Adventure,
Comedy,
Crime
▪ 1h-39m

61^%

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Overview

When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his family, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, a young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. However, they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.

Peter TewksburyDirector
Isabella SchlichtingArt Direction
Heinz SchreiterOriginal Music Composer
Jupp PaschkeMakeup Artist
Werner SchlichtingArt Direction
Hans-Joachim SchmalorMakeup Artist

Top Billed Cast

Walter Slezak

Baron

Bryan Russell

Emil Tischbein

Roger Mobley

Gustav

Heinz Schubert

Grundeis

Peter Ehrlich

Müller

Cindy Cassell

Pony Hütchen

Elsa Wagner

Nana

Eva Ingeborg Scholz

Frau Tischbein

Wolfgang Völz

Wachmeister Stucke

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A review by r96sk

7.0

Written by r96sk on 2021-06-23

A respectable and watchable film. I do feel <em>'Emil and the Detectives'</em> could've been bigger and better, there's a load of good ingredients there. With that said, it is still a film that has its pluses. One is how it looks, with cool shots of 1960s Berlin. Another is the humour which is pretty solid. The c...

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