Emil and the Detectives
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.
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Cast
17 people
Walter Slezak
Baron
Known for
Lifeboat
Michael
Bryan Russell
Emil Tischbein
Known for
Bye Bye Birdie
Roger Mobley
Gustav
Known for
Jack the Giant Killer
Heinz Schubert
Grundeis
Known for
The Counterfeiters
Funeral in Berlin
Peter Ehrlich
Müller
Also in
Ein Mann namens Harry Brent
Er kann's nicht lassen
Cindy Cassell
Pony Hütchen
Also in
The Partridge Family
Elsa Wagner
Nana
Also in
The Haunted Castle
Atlantik
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Frau Tischbein
Known for
Welcome to Hartmanns
Wolfgang Völz
Wachmeister Stucke
Known for
Back to Gaya
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
David Petrychka
Dienstag
No other roles listed
Brian Richardson
The Professor
Robert Swann
Hermann
Known for
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The Creeping Flesh
Peter Tewksbury Director · AJ Carothers Screenplay Erich Kästner Author
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release December 18, 1964 · Produced in United States, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,275,000
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 18, 1964
Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
January 7, 1965 · Theatrical
Italy
October 19, 1993 · TV · Rai 1
Slovakia
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 19, 1965 · Theatrical
XC
March 12, 1971 · Theatrical
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