Emil and the Detectives () is a 1954 West German family adventure film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heli Finkenzeller, Wolfgang Lukschy and Kurt Meisel.
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.
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
References
Bibliography
Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
