Emil and the Detectives (2001)
Emil und die Detektive
Overview
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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What is Emil and the Detectives about?
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. Emil and the Detectives is a Comedy, Family movie, released on 2001-02-22, runtime 111 minutes.
Is Emil and the Detectives worth watching?
TMDB users rate Emil and the Detectives 6.4 out of 10 from 40 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Emil and the Detectives?
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Directed by
Franziska Buch
Cast
- Tobias Retzlaff as Emil Tischbein
- Anja Sommavilla as Pony Hütchen
- Jürgen Vogel as Max Grundeis
- Maria Schrader as Pastorin Hummel
- Kai Wiesinger as Knut Tischbein
- Max Befort as Gypsi
- Maurice Kumar as Kebab
- Sergej Moya as Flügel
- David Klock as Gustav Hummel
- Tobias Unkauf as Dienstag
- Thando Walbaum as Hassouna
- Rudolf Kowalski as Lehrer Hummel
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