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Emil and the Detectives

1964 · 99 min

A lively, kid-powered caper that mixes mild suspense with cheerful camaraderie and a touch of old-fashioned charm.

Overview
When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his family, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, a young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. However, they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, comedy, crime
Directed by
Peter Tewksbury
Written by
AJ Carothers
Starring
Walter Slezak, Bryan Russell, Roger Mobley, Heinz Schubert, Peter Ehrlich, Cindy Cassell, Elsa Wagner, Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Music
Heinz Schreiter
Cinematography
Günther Senftleben
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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