Emil and the Detectives

1964 PG-13 1h 39m

6.3 / 10 32

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6.3/10

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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.

Director Peter Tewksbury

Writers

AJ Carothers Erich Kästner

Stars

Walter Slezak Bryan Russell Roger Mobley

Kioskbesitzer (uncredited)

Action Adventure Comedy Crime

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r96sk 24 Jul 2020

7/10

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...