Emil and the Detectives
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The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.
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Cast
27 people
Tobias Retzlaff
Emil Tischbein
Also in
Mama ist unmöglich
Unsre Mutter ist halt anders
Anja Sommavilla
Pony Hütchen
Known for
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Jürgen Vogel
Max Grundeis
Known for
The Wave
Stereo
Maria Schrader
Pastorin Hummel
Known for
Deutschland
Aimée & Jaguar
Kai Wiesinger
Knut Tischbein
Known for
Maybe... Maybe Not
Backbeat
Max Befort
Gypsi
Known for
Romeos
Denial
Gruschenka Stevens
Mutter Pony
Maurice Kumar
Kebab
Also in
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Sergej Moya
Flügel
Known for
The Invisibles
David Klock
Gustav Hummel
Also in
Klassenziel Mord
Tobias Unkauf
Dienstag
Also in
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough
Lilly unter den Linden
Thando Walbaum
Hassouna
Known for
When Inge Is Dancing
Franziska Buch Director · Erich Kästner Author Hannes Hubach Cinematographer
First release February 22, 2001 · Produced in Germany · Production Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH, Lunaris Film
Production
ZDF
Production
Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH
Production
Lunaris Film
Production
Odeon Film AG
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Emil und die Detektive
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 22, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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