In his new version of the durable old german story, emil and the detectives, walt disney has come up with one of his best childrens pictures. This movie was mentioned there a few times the professor wrote emil. Billy wilder got his start in the german film industry back in the 1920s. Emil and the detectives 2001 directed by franziska buch.
In slingsbys signature intimate theatrical style, the story is told by two skilled actors combining the thrilling intrigue of a classic caper with an evocative film noir design, complete with smoke and. It was kastners first major success, the only one of his pre1945 works to escape nazi censorship, and remains his bestknown work, and has been translated into at. Remake of the 1931 german film starring rolf wenkhaus. Jul, 2016 a worksheet to accompany the film emil and the detectives in german, it focusses in on personality traits, personal profiles and the nature of team work. Emil and the detectives opened on december 18th, 1964 as disneys big christmas release. He always wanted to become a writer, but he became an author and a journalist. Feb 22, 2001 a german made film based on one of the most famous german novels by theodor fontane. Otherwise it follows the original very closely, largely using billy wilders screenplay, the music by allan gray, even recreating many of the same camera shots. Is the disney film any good or is it better left forgotten.
In a 961963 article in stars and stripes reporter james gunter writes walt disney said six american children selected in europe as tryouts will appear in his new movie, emil and the detectives 1964, to be filmed in berlin and west germany this fall. Heinz schubert, a popular german actor, whose role as the mole, is a wonderful comedic performance with timing and mannerisms that are wonderfully executed. Ideas for teaching gathering film genres the children talk about different film genres. Emil and the detectives 123movies 123 movies watch full. He became famous by the book emil and the detectives that was his first book. Sep 07, 20 his most famous book was and remains emil and the detectives, the childrens adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a script by billy wilder and uncredited emeric.
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. Emil and the detectives 1964 my live action disney project. Emil and the detectives is apparently a german novel that has had multiple film adaptations over the years. Having read the easy reader german version of the book emil and the detectives,it was fun to watch the original film. Emil and the detectives was released to theatres on december 18th, 1964, and was the big christmas release from disney for that year. Cast walter slezak as baron, bryan russell as emil tischbein, roger mobley as gustav, heinz schubert as grundeis the thief, peter ehrlich as muller, cindy cassell as pony, elsa wagner as grandma, eva ingeborg scholz as frau. Emil and the detectives menace on the mountain all of these movies are a joy to watch. Emil and the detectives 1964 film sonicwbii wiki fandom. Loved the intro, with emil and his friends dressing up the statue in the park to look like the local policeman. Once in berlin, emil follows the thief and enlists the help of a gang of youngsters the detectives to help retrieve the stolen money. Emil and the detectives is a german childrens film about country boy emil who ends up in the big bad city with no money after a man he meets on the train ride in robs him while he sleeps.
All titles on the bfi films channel are preserved in the vast collections of the bfi national archive. Peter herold, associate producer of emil and the detectives, said camera work on the picture will begin monday 991963 in augsfeld, west germany, about 60 miles north of frankfurt. Emil and the detectives is a 1931 german adventure film directed by gerhard lamprecht and starring rolf. The film contained some very amusing comedy scenes.
Special features emil and the detectives milton rosmer, 1935, 60 mins. After a run in with a local policeman emil is packed off to his grandmothers in berlin only to have his money stolen on the train there. It is a remake of the 1931 german film emil and the detectives with the main setting moved from berlin to london. Nov 09, 2016 billy wilder got his start in the german film industry back in the 1920s. Emil and the detectives 1931 erich kastners emil and the detectives is one of the most beloved books in german childrens literature. Critics enjoyed the film and praised it for having realistic kids that didnt mug the camera and. He went to school in berlin and leipzig where he studied german and roman languages, and he also had a master in philosophy. Cast walter slezak as baron, bryan russell as emil tischbein, roger mobley as gustav, heinz schubert as grundeis the thief, peter.
The mole disappears into the ruins with two accomplices because they have a plan to rob the bank across the street and the mole is needed for his expert tunneling skills. Though the plot is still set in berlin, the younger characters have been extensively. Emil and the detectives milton rosmer, 1935, 60 mins. The cops show up just in time to arrest the rest of the skrinks and emil get reward money for their capture, which he shares with gustav and the detectives. Good disney dramatization of the erich kastner childrens novel.
The first screen adaptation was actually made in germany. Emil and the detectives 1931 film local business facebook. Emeric pressburger was an uncredited cowriter on emil and the detectives and a man who would wind up in london when germany went to hell in the early 1930s. Emil and the detectives was one of the first german sound films, and provides a fascinating glimpse of berlin before nazism and the second world war. I continued watching it to see how the film would go, but it wasnt what i. Things start looking up for emil when he meets pony and her intrepid gang of kid detectives. Emil and the detectives is a 1964 film directed by peter tewksbury based on the novel by german author erich kastner.
Enjoyable early talkie featuring some great special effects. Rare 1935 british adaptation, set on the streets of london, newly transferred from the only surviving film element. Emil and the detectives the twelveyearold emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. Emil and the detectives is a 1931 german adventure film directed by gerhard lamprecht and starring rolf wenkhaus. It was kastners first major success, the only one of his pre1945 works to escape nazi censorship, and remains his bestknown work. While following the thief, emil runs into pony, the female leader of a gang of children, who offers to help him.
Each names their favourite film and assigns it to a genre. And the hallucinatory sequence in the train after emil has been. With john williams, george hayes, mary glynne, clare greet. The young emils mother sends him to the city with money to give to his grandmother. In the film, emil and the detectives, twelveyearold emil comes to berlin to spend the holidays with friends. One of those adaptations the 1964 one, to be precise was actually made by disney themselves. Awakening in time, emil follows the crook and with the aid of a group of resourceful. When 11yearold emil travels to berlin, his money is stolen by the crook max grundeis. Its a remake of a wellknown german film from 1931, directed by gerhard. Roles were won by bryan richardson of wiesbaden, david petrychka of munich, ann noland of berlin, bob swann of kaiserslautern and rick and ronald johnson, twin boys from bad toelz. Nov 16, 20 emil tischbein, the hero of the childrens classic emil and the detectives, is a boy who is set a task. I stumbled upon it in the school holidays when there was nothing to do. One of the first german sound films, emil and the detectives provides a fascinating glimpse of berlin before nazism and the second world war.
Emil and the detectives 1931 film emil and the detectives german. But as he starts tracking down the thief, he soon discovers that hes not alone in the big city after all. Available to rent or buy at the twelveyearold emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. The versatile german writer erich kastner 18991974 was a lifelong pacifist following his military service in the first world war, and as a result. Emil and the detectives is a 2001 german family film directed by franziska buch and starring tobias. Stemmle and starring heli finkenzeller, wolfgang lukschy and kurt meisel. A few months ago, shortly after my heritage the emil movie was filmed here in berlin. Emil and the detectives was one of several disney films of the 1960s to feature authentic footage of european settings. When emil arrives in berlin he has no money and misses his ride because he follows the thief. Watch emil and the detectives movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. He was a novel writer, script writer, play writer and a poet. Whilst on his way to berlin to visit his grandmother, 10 year old emil. Emil and the detectives by erich kastner goodreads. Aug 01, 2018 emil and the detectives is apparently a german novel that has had multiple film adaptations over the years.
Jun 22, 2014 wilder, kastner, emil and the detectives for the billy wilder blogathon i wanted to cover a film, in this case films, that occurred early in wilders career. It is generally considered to be the best film adaption of emil and the detectives. Screen to stage series german author erich kastners most famous book was and remains emil and the detectives, the childrens adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a script by billy wilder and uncredited emeric pressburger. Very loosely based on the 1929 novel by erich kastner about a boy who falls prey to a pickpocket on the way to see his grandmother, and enlists the help of a gang of kid detectives all disney childactors led by an artful dodgertype character named gustav another disney kid, roger mobley. Emil and the detectives 2001 full movie download full hd. Feb 03, 2012 heinz schubert, a popular german actor, whose role as the mole, is a wonderful comedic performance with timing and mannerisms that are wonderfully executed. Goofs when the train carrying emil from the fictional neustadt to berlin stops at the intermediate station where all the passengers except emil and grundeis, the man with the bowler hat, leave the compartment, its engine is a 260 deutsche reichsbahn class 38, formerly a prussian p 8 passenger engine. Jun, 2017 emil and the detectives was one of several disney films of the 1960s to feature authentic footage of european settings. Emil and the detectives 1964 directed by peter tewksbury. A quirky little disney liveactioner, filmed in west berlin with a halfamerican, half german cast. Emil and the detectives was made in germany in 1964 by walt disney and stars those appealing youngsters bryan russell as emil and roger mobley as gustav.
When his money is stolen on the train by a mysterious stranger, emil thinks hes lost everything. In addition to emil and the detectives, bon voyage. The reason is because while its nearly impossible to know film without having stumbled upon wilders work even by accident i cant claim any level of expertise. Unfortunately, neither the barons family nor anyone in the secluded town she now c. Unlike many contemporary works for children, however, it is unsentimental and realistic.
Certain characteristics are connected with this genre that raise certain expectations. Emil and the detectives film emil, on his first trip to berlin, carries money to his grandmother, a mission of great responsibility, but a pickpocket cannot resist robbing the boy while he is napping on the bus. Emil and the detectives segerstrom center for the arts. Must be a very early example of a childrens film, too. An early german version from 1931 featured a screenplay by the young billy wilder, with uncredited writing work by emeric pressburger and starring rolf wenkhaus as emil. I thought it was going to be a sad drama film when i saw how emil and his father lived they seemed quite sad.
Emil goes to berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day. Dec 12, 20 emil and the detectives was, in my view, the perfect book, and the fact that it was written by a to me exoticsounding german and was then rather less well known among my peers than, say, stig. Erich kastners oftfilmed childrens story emil and the detectives was given the disney treatment in 1964. The film proved to be a commercial success and is widely considered to be the best film adaption.
It is based on the 1929 novel by erich kastner, who also contributed to the films script. His most famous book was and remains emil and the detectives, the childrens adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a. Emil and the detectives dvd bfi british film institute. Emil and the detectives letterboxd your life in film. Emil gets himself caught underground by the thieves and the remainder of the film details. Sep 15, 2011 the cops show up just in time to arrest the rest of the skrinks and emil get reward money for their capture, which he shares with gustav and the detectives. Wenkhaus made his film debut at age 14 in 1931 as a child actor in the starring role of emil in the gerhard lamprechtdirected adventure film emil and the detectives german. When young emil is sent to berlin by his mother, the money he is carrying to give to his granny is stolen by a sinister man on the train. Emil and the detectives was released to theatres on december 18th, 1964, and was the big. Emil and the detectives 5 before the film genre crime film emil and the detectives is a crime film. He would soon make his way to american and direct a whole slew of interesting films there. Also having visited berlin it was very interesting to see berlin as it appeared before 1939. When i got home i was positive it was going to be german with subs but when i played the movie it was in english dubbed.
A lovely kids film, you can see the roots of countless childrens film foundation type things in the gang of young actors trying to track down the thief. Join young emil as he says goodbye to his mother, leaves his small town and sets off on a journey that will change his life. Emil and the detectives movie trailer and videos tv guide. Tiff kids 2012 awards gold sparrow gera 2001, best film leeds 2001 with backing from german.