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Emil and the Detectives (1931)
75 min | Adventure, Family, Drama

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Emil and the Detectives (1931)

75 min | Adventure, Family, Drama

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

Gerhard Lamprecht

Writers

Erich Kästner (from the novel by) (screenplay) | Billy Wilder (screenplay) (as Billie Wilder)

Producer

Günther Stapenhorst

Composer

Allan Gray (as Allan Grey)

Cinematographer

Werner Brandes

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Updated Dec 2, 1931

Release date

Dec 18, 1931 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Rolf Wenkhaus Emil Tischbein Emil Tischbein See fewer	Spoiling the Game (1932)
Käthe Haack Frau Tischbein, Emils Mutter Frau Tischbein, Emils Mutter See fewer	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943)
Fritz Rasp Grundeis Grundeis See fewer	Metropolis (1927)
Rudolf Biebrach Wachtmeister Jeschke Wachtmeister Jeschke See fewer	Die rollende Kugel (1919)
Olga Engl Großmama Großmama See fewer	Anna Karenina (1920)
Inge Landgut Pony Hütchen Pony Hütchen See fewer	M (1931)
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Hans Richter Fliegender Hirsch Fliegender Hirsch See fewer	Vatertag (1955)
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Ernst-Eberhard Reling Gerold Gerold See fewer	Emil and the Detectives (1931)
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Hubert Schmitz Professor Professor See fewer	Emil and the Detectives (1931)