Emil and the Detectives
IMDb6.33
19351h 10m
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- RRobert Rietti
- DDerek Blomfield
- DDonald Pittman
- GGeorge Merritt
- CClare Greet
- MMary Glynne
- JJohn Williams
- MMarion Foster
- JJohn Singer
- GGeorge Hayes
Crew
- Director
- Milton Rosmer
- Writers
- Margaret Carter, Cyrus Brooks, Erich Kästner, Billy Wilder, Frank Launder
- Producer
- Richard Wainwright
- Production
- Richard Wainwright Productions
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Who directed Emil and the Detectives?
Emil and the Detectives was directed by Milton Rosmer.
When was Emil and the Detectives released?
Emil and the Detectives was released in 1935.
