Emil and the Detectives (1954 film)

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.^[1]

Emil and the Detectives
Directed by	Robert A. Stemmle
Written by	Erich Kästner (novel) Billy Wilder (1931 screenplay) Robert A. Stemmle
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Heli Finkenzeller Wolfgang Lukschy Kurt Meisel
Cinematography	Kurt Schulz
Edited by	Hermann Leitner
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production company	Berolina Film
Distributed by	Herzog-Filmverleih
Release date	October 14, 1954 (1954-10-14)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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.

Plot

Cast

• Peter Finkbeiner as Emil Tischbein - der Sohn
• Heli Finkenzeller as Seine Mutter Anna Tischbein
• Wolfgang Lukschy as Oberwachtmeister Jeschke
• Kurt Meisel as Herr Grundeis
• Ruth Nimbach as Anni Wandel
• Claudia Schäfer as Pony Hütchen - Emils Cousine
• Margarete Haagen as Die Grossmutter
• Camilla Spira as Emils Tante Martha Heimbold
• Hans Dieter Zeidler as Emils Onkel
• Lothar Scholz as Hotelpage
• Walter Gross as Ein Strassenbahnschaffner
• Ernst Waldow as Der Kurgast
• Gerd Frickhöffer as Der Festredner
• Marina Ried as Seine Frau
• Else Reval as Frau Wirth
• Jakob Tiedtke as Der Rektor
• Axel Monjé as Der Herr vom Kriminalamt
• Wolfgang Condrus as Gustav mit der Hupe
• Wolf-Eberhard Grasshoff as Der Professor
• Roland Kaiser as Der kleine Dienstag
• Hannes Hübner as Des fliegende Hirsch