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.
- 6.1
- 1964
- Released
- 1h 39m
Walter Slezak
Baron
Bryan Russell
Emil Tischbein
Roger Mobley
Gustav
Heinz Schubert
Grundeis
Peter Ehrlich
MüllerCindy Cassell
Pony Hütchen
Elsa Wagner
Nana
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Frau Tischbein
Wolfgang Völz
Wachmeister StuckeDavid Petrychka
DienstagBrian Richardson
The Professor
Robert Swann
HermannFranz Nicklisch
Desk SergeantAnn Noland
FriedaRon Johnson
RudolfRick Johnson
HansViktor Hospach
Kioskbesitzer (uncredited)Released
en
$1,275,000.00
- #berlin, germany
- #detective
- #railway car
- #remake
- #thief
Reviews
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 cast is where it gets underwhelming, not in terms of the actors but just in regar