Emil and the Detectives (1964)
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Erich Kastner's oft-filmed children's story Emil and the Detectives was given the Disney treatment in 1964. Though the plot is still set in Berlin, the younger characters have been extensively Americanized, none more so than the title character (played by Bryan Russell) and aspiring teenaged… More Erich Kastner's oft-filmed children's story Emil and the Detectives was given the Disney treatment in 1964. Though the plot is still set in Berlin, the younger characters have been extensively Americanized, none more so than the title character (played by Bryan Russell) and aspiring teenaged detective Gustav (Roger Mobley). Travelling by bus to visit his aunt, Emil loses an envelope of money to sneak thief Grundeis (Heinz Schubert). The boy enlists the aid of a gang of young detective-story aficionados, led by Gustav, to locate the thief. This leads to a perilous adventure when it turns out that Grundeis is in league with an erudite master criminal known as The Baron (Walter Slezak), who is planning a major heist. The film waves uncertainly between pure-and-simple kiddie entertainment and a dead-serious "caper" effort; surely some of the worldly, cynical dialogue spoken by Walter Slezak went way over the heads of Disney's 8-to-14-year-old target audience. Still, the performances are lively and the Berlin locations well chosen. Emil and the Detectives wasn't as successful as Disney's previous release Mary Poppins, but it managed to make back its cost overseas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Tewksbury
- Written By
- A. J. Carothers
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
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Cast
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Walter Slezak
as Baron
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Bryan Russell
as Emil
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Roger Mobley
as Gustav
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Heinz Schubert
as Grundeis
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Peter Ehrlich
as Muller
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Cindy Cassell
as Pony
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Elsa Wagner
as Nana
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Eva-Ingeborg Scholz
as Frau Tischbein
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Robert Swann
as Hermann
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Ann Noland
as Frieda
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Paul Glawton
as Traffic Policeman
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Rick Johnson
as Hans
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Wolfgang Völz
as Stucke
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Ron Johnson
as Rudolf
