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Emil and the Detectives (German: Emil und die Detektive) is a 1954 West German family adventure film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Wolfgang Lukschy and Kurt Meisel.
It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name which was based on a 1929 novel by Erich Kästner. Unlike the earlier version which was set during the Great Depression, this film was made with Eastmancolor and portrays West Berlin during the economic miracle.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location across the city.
Original Release
10/14/1954
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Finkbeiner | Emil Tischbein / Emil Tischbein - der Sohn |
Heli Finkenzeller | Frau Tischbein / Seine Mutter Anna Tischbein |
Wolfgang Lukschy | Oberwachmeister Jeschke / Oberwachtmeister Jeschke |
Kurt Meisel | Grundeis / Herr Grundeis |
Ruth Nimbach | Anni Wandel |
Claudia Schäfer | Ponny Hütchen / Pony Hütchen - Emils Cousine |
Margarete Haagen | Oma Tischbein / Die Grossmutter |
Camilla Spira | Emils Tante / Emils Tante Martha Heimbold |
Hans Dieter Zeidler | Emils Onkel |
Walter Gross | Straßenbahnschaffner / Ein Strassenbahnschaffner |
Directors
Writers
Robert A. Stemmle, Erich Kästner, Billy Wilder
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Finkbeiner | Emil Tischbein / Emil Tischbein - der Sohn |
Heli Finkenzeller | Frau Tischbein / Seine Mutter Anna Tischbein |
Wolfgang Lukschy | Oberwachmeister Jeschke / Oberwachtmeister Jeschke |
Kurt Meisel | Grundeis / Herr Grundeis |
Ruth Nimbach | Anni Wandel |
Claudia Schäfer | Ponny Hütchen / Pony Hütchen - Emils Cousine |
Margarete Haagen | Oma Tischbein / Die Grossmutter |
Camilla Spira | Emils Tante / Emils Tante Martha Heimbold |
Hans Dieter Zeidler | Emils Onkel |
Walter Gross | Straßenbahnschaffner / Ein Strassenbahnschaffner |
Ernst Waldow | Kurgast / Der Kurgast |
Gerd Frickhöffer | Festredner / Der Festredner |
Marina Ried | Seine Frau |
Else Reval | Frau Wirth |
Jakob Tiedtke | Der Rektor |
Axel Monjé | Der Herr vom Kriminalamt |
Wolfgang Condrus | Gustav mit der Hupe |
Wolf-Eberhard Grasshoff | Der Professor |
Roland Kaiser | Der kleine Dienstag |
Hannes Hübner | Des fliegende Hirsch |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kurt Ulrich | Executive Producer |