Emil and the Detectives
Director: Franziska Buch
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
Tobias Retzlaff
Emil Tischbein
Anja Sommavilla
Pony Hütchen
Jürgen Vogel
Max Grundeis
Maria Schrader
Pastorin Hummel
Kai Wiesinger
Knut Tischbein
Max Befort
Gypsi
Maurice Kumar
Kebab
Sergej Moya
Flügel
David Klock
Gustav Hummel
Tobias Unkauf
Dienstag
Thando Walbaum
Hassouna
Rudolf Kowalski
Lehrer Hummel
In brief
Emil and the Detectives (2001) is a comedy, family film. With an average rating of 6.4/10 from 40 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 1h 51min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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How long is Emil and the Detectives?
Emil and the Detectives runs 111 minutes (1h 51min).
What rating does Emil and the Detectives have?
Emil and the Detectives has an average rating of 6.4/10 based on 40 viewer votes on TMDB.
What year is Emil and the Detectives from?
Emil and the Detectives was released in 2001.
