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Emil and the Detectives

02/05/1935

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1hr 10min

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Comedy

,Crime

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Williams
  • George Hayes
  • Mary Glynne
  • Clare Greet
  • George Merritt

    Director

  • Billy Wilder

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Richard Wainwright Productions

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

John Williams

Emil

George Hayes

The Man in The Boeler Hat

Mary Glynne

Mrs. Blake

Clare Greet

Grandma

George Merritt

PC

Marion Foster

Polly

Donald Pittman

Gussy

John Singer

Thesday

Derek Blomfield

Jerry

Robert Rietti

Professor

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