Emil and the Detectives

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Emil and the Detectives (1964)

NR 12/18/1964 (US) Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime 1h 39m

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When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his grandmother and his cousin, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. Emil must get the money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and 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 Tewksbury

Director
Erich Kästner

Novel
AJ Carothers

Screenplay

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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

70%

Written by r96sk on July 24, 2020

A respectable and watchable film.

I do feel 'Emil and the Detectives' 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 cast is where it gets underwhelming, not in terms of the actors but just in regards to the characters and their respective developments. Heinz Schubert, Walter Slezak and Peter Ehrlich are suitable choices to portray Grundeis, The Baron and Müller. However, they never really get ou... read the rest.

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