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Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

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Emil and the Detectives

1954

1h 34m

7.4(14 votes)

Family

Comedy

Crime

Adventure

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Finkbeiner

Emil Tischbein

Heli Finkenzeller

Heli Finkenzeller

Frau Tischbein

Wolfgang Lukschy

Wolfgang Lukschy

Oberwachmeister Jeschke

Kurt Meisel

Kurt Meisel

Grundeis

Ruth Nimbach

Ruth Nimbach

Anni Wandel

Margarete Haagen

Margarete Haagen

Oma Tischbein

Camilla Spira

Camilla Spira

Emils Tante

Hans Dieter Zeidler

Emils Onkel

Walter Gross

Walter Gross

Straßenbahnschaffner

Ernst Waldow

Ernst Waldow

Kurgast

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Directed by: Robert A. Stemmle
Written by: Robert A. Stemmle
Billy Wilder

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