Emil and the Detectives Movie Review 1964

A German ten-year-old is robbed of his grandmother's money by gangsters, and subsequently enlists the help of pre-adolescent detectives to retrieve it. Good Disney dramatization of the Erich Kastner children's novel. Remake of the 1931 German film starring Rolf Wenkhaus.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 99 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Gangs, Amateur Sleuths, Disney Family Movies

Screenplay

A.J. Carothers

Cast

Bryan Russell, Walter Slezak, Roger Mobley

Director

Peter Tewkesbury

Producer

Walt Disney Studios