Emil and the Detectives (1935)
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Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English. Believed lost for decades, it was recently rediscovered by the BFI and has now been restored. The film moves the action from Berlin to London, where Emil goes to stay with his grandmother and cousin. Thereafter, the tale of Emil’s adventures with a gang of streetwise London children faithfully follows the original plot.
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John WilliamsEmil BlakeGeorge HayesThe Man in The Boeler Hat
Mary GlynneMrs. Blake
Clare GreetGrandma
George MerrittPCMarion FosterPollyDonald PittmanGussy
John SingerThesday
Derek BlomfieldJerry
Robert RiettiProfessorKeywords
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Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English. Believed lost for decades, it was recently rediscovered by the BFI and has now been restored. The film moves the action from Berlin to London, where Emil goes to stay with his grandmother and cousin. Thereafter, the tale of Emil’s adventures with a gang of streetwise London children faithfully follows the original plot.
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Emil and the Detectives has a runtime of 70 minutes.
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