Cast
Walter Slezak
Baron
Bryan Russell
Emil Tischbein
Roger Mobley
Gustav
Heinz Schubert
Grundeis
Peter Ehrlich
Müller
Cindy Cassell
Pony Hütchen
Elsa Wagner
Nana
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Frau Tischbein
Wolfgang Völz
Wachmeister Stucke
David Petrychka
Dienstag
Brian Richardson
The Professor
Robert Swann
Hermann
Franz Nicklisch
Desk Sergeant
Ann Noland
Frieda
Ron Johnson
Rudolf
Rick Johnson
Hans
Viktor Hospach
Kioskbesitzer (uncredited)
Details
Status
Released
Original language
en
Countries
US
Revenue
$1,275,000
Reviews
A respectable and watchable film.
I do feel 'Emil and the Detectives' could've been bigger and better, there's a load of good ingredients there. With that said, it is still a film that has its pluses. One is how it looks, with cool shots of 1960s Berlin. Another is the humour which is pretty solid.
The cast is where it gets underwhelming, not in terms of the actors but just in regards to the characters and their respective developments. Heinz Schubert, W...
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