Emil and the Detectives (1964)
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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.
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Walter SlezakBaronBryan RussellEmil Tischbein
Roger MobleyGustav
Heinz SchubertGrundeis
Peter EhrlichMüllerCindy CassellPony Hütchen
Elsa WagnerNana
Eva Ingeborg ScholzFrau Tischbein
Wolfgang VölzWachmeister StuckeDavid PetrychkaDienstagKeywords
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What is Emil and the Detectives about?
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.
How long is Emil and the Detectives?
Emil and the Detectives has a runtime of 99 minutes.
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