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Emil and the Detectives

  • 1964
  • Approved
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
765
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Emil and the Detectives (1964)
ComedyCrimeDrama

Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and... Read allEmil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.

  • Director
    • Peter Tewksbury
  • Writers
    • AJ Carothers
    • Erich Kästner
  • Stars
    • Walter Slezak
    • Bryan Russell
    • Roger Mobley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    765
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Tewksbury
    • Writers
      • AJ Carothers
      • Erich Kästner
    • Stars
      • Walter Slezak
      • Bryan Russell
      • Roger Mobley
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Top cast

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    Walter Slezak
    Walter Slezak
    • Baron
    Bryan Russell
    Bryan Russell
    • Emil Tischbein
    Roger Mobley
    Roger Mobley
    • Gustav
    Heinz Schubert
    Heinz Schubert
    • Grundeis
    Peter Ehrlich
    • Müller
    Cindy Cassell
    • Pony
    Elsa Wagner
    • Nana
    Eva Ingeborg Scholz
    Eva Ingeborg Scholz
    • Frau Tischbein
    • (as Eva-Ingeborg Scholz)
    Wolfgang Völz
    • Wachtmeister Stucke
    Franz Nicklisch
    • Desk Sergeant
    Brian Richardson
    • Professor
    Robert Swann
    • Hermann
    David Petrychka
    • Dienstag
    Ann Noland
    Ann Noland
    • Frieda
    Ron Johnson
    • Rudolf
    Rick Johnson
    • Hans
    Viktor Hospach
    • Kioskbesitzer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Tewksbury
    • Writers
      • AJ Carothers(screenplay by)
      • Erich Kästner(based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Billy Wilder apparently contributed to the screenplay.
    • Goofs
      The seats are numbered on the bus Emil takes from Neustadt to Berlin. At 0:04:38 the number 13 is on the back of Emil's seat. At 0:04:54 the number 1 is on the toddler's seat in front of Emil. At 0:05:13 the numbers 1 and 2 are on the empty window seat immediately behind the driver and the aisle seat to its right where August Grundeis is initially seated. Apparently, the toddler's side of its interaction with Emil were shot in the front of the bus.
    • Quotes

      Gustav: What are you looking at?

      Pony: Nothing. Nothing at all.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Magical World of Disney: Emil and the Detectives: Part 1 (1966)

    User reviews16

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    A childhood treat!
    I stumbled on this entry and was glad I did! I recall watching this when it was broadcast on "Disney's Wonderful World of Color" in September 1966 when I was five and have never seen it since. I recall the Berlin locations and being fascinated by the entire enterprise. Maybe I would have a different opinion if I saw it now, but I recalled liking it as a kid.
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    • Apr 11, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Emil und die Detektive
    • Filming locations
      • Berliner Union-Film, Oberlandstraße 26-35, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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