Family ·Comedy ·Crime · Germany · 1931 · 1h 15m

Emil and the Detectives

Emil und die Detektive

Emil and the Detectives poster
Director
Gerhard Lamprecht
Cast
Rolf Wenkhaus as Emil Tischbein Käthe Haack as Frau Tischbein Fritz Rasp as Grundeis Rudolf Biebrach as Wachmeister Jeschke Olga Engl as Großmama Inge Landgut as Pony Hütchen
Crew
Werner Brandes — Director of Photography Allan Gray — Original Music Composer Erich Kästner — Screenplay Emeric Pressburger — Screenplay Billy Wilder — Screenplay Erich Kästner — Novel
Synopsis

When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.

Mood & Themes
berlin, germanybased on novel or bookrailway car
Key Collaborators
Gerhard Lamprecht Director Werner Brandes Director of Photography Allan Gray Original Music Composer Erich Kästner Screenplay Emeric Pressburger Screenplay Billy Wilder Screenplay Erich Kästner Novel Günther Stapenhorst Producer
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