Its a remake of a wellknown german film from 1931, directed by gerhard. When young emil is sent to berlin by his mother, the money he is carrying to give to his grandmother is stolen by a sinister man on the train. He loved children very much and always wanted to become a. This enduring story has been remade a number of times, including a. When he wakes up, his envelope with the money is gone and so is herr grundeis. Emil and the detectives audiobook english with sound english with sound. And the hallucinatory sequence in the train after emil has been. 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 blu i have seen this 1931 film many times and look forward to the uk blu ray that gives me the english subtitles as well. Emil and the detectives 1931 film, directed by gerhard lamprecht emil and the detectives 1935 film, directed by milton rosmer. He was a novel writer, script writer, play writer and a poet. The 1931 emil and the detectives is perhaps the best of the four film versions of the kastner story, benefitting from some cheerful glimpses of a sunshinedrenched berlin that disappeared forever. Luck is with emil however because he spots herr grundeis in berlin. I was 10 years old when the 1964 version of emil and the detectives came out.
Its an exciting story for children from the german author erich kastner. While following the thief, emil runs into pony, the female leader of a gang of children, who offers to help him. Also having visited berlin it was very interesting to see berlin as it appeared before 1939. 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. Tiff kids 2012 awards gold sparrow gera 2001, best film leeds 2001 with backing from german. I stumbled upon it in the school holidays when there was nothing to do. It mentioned his early work on an emil and the detectives. When emil arrives in berlin he has no money and misses his ride because he follows the thief. Story of emil and a gang of childrens trailing and capture of a thief who robs people on trains. When emil travels by bus to berlin to visit his grandmother and his cousin, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. Once in berlin, emil follows the thief and enlists the help of a gang of youngsters the detectives to help retrieve the stolen money. 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. Must be a very early example of a childrens film, too.
Having read the easy reader german version of the book emil and the detectives,it was fun to watch the original film. More information contains translations by tu chemnitz and mr honeys business dictionary germanenglish. Emil and the detectives audiobook english with sound. Then, just last night, i happened to catch an interview with billy wilder on television. 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 1931 cast and crew herr grundeis steals money from emil on a train, and with the help of a group of boys, emil is able to catch grundeis and get it back. Hbc is familiar with the last two which are loosley similar. In the train he runs across the slick max grundeis who anaesthetizes emil and steals his savings of 1500 dm. We do not offer to watch emil and the detectives movie online. Emil and the detectives a film by gerhard lamprecht 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. For 15 years now the museum is dedicated to the work and life of german author erich kaestner 18991974 known primarily for his humorous poetry and his childrens books including emil and the detectives.
Thrilling entertainment for children and adults alike, emil and the detectives was one of the first german sound films ever produced, and offers a fascinating glimpse of berlin before nazism and the second world war. 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 least 59 languages. Emil runs into some local kids who call themselves the detectives who decide to help him and the adventure is underway. German 1931, english 1935, england 1947, german 1954, and u. He became famous by the book emil and the detectives that was his first book. Heinz schubert, a popular german actor, whose role as the mole, is a wonderful comedic performance with timing and mannerisms that are wonderfully executed. Emil and the detectives may refer to the following films based on the 1929 novel emil and the detectives. Emil and the detectives 1931 herr grundeis steals money from emil on a train, and with the help of a group of boys, emil is able to catch grundeis and get it back. Emil and the detectives emil and the three twins the 35th of may by.
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. The story concerns a young boy named emil who has been packed off to visit relatives in germany. The boy enlists the aid of a group of preteen youths who fancy themselves ace detectives. Englishgerman online dictionary developed to help you share your knowledge with others. It is based on the 1929 novel by erich kastner, who also contributed to the film s script. While en route on the train, emils money is stolen by a pennyante thief. 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 and the detectives 1931 cast and crew moviefone. When he finally arrives in berlin, emil and a gang of street kids, led.
Loved the intro, with emil and his friends dressing up the statue in the park to look like the local policeman. Read online or download for free graded reader ebook and audiobook emil and the detectives by kastner erich of preintermediate level you can download in epub, mobi, fb2, rtf, txt, mp3. Emil and the detectives was released to theatres on december 18th, 1964, and was the big. Free wallpapers download of emil and the detectives movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. In the film, emil and the detectives, twelveyearold emil comes to berlin to spend the holidays with friends. They lead him to the police and discover he is a wanted bank robber with a reward on his head. I even had a recording of the soundtrack that i played over and over again when i was alone. Emil and the detectives 2001 the movie database tmdb. Once again, emil, in the form of bryan russell, is on his way to spend the summer with his grandmother and cousin in the big city of berlin. Rare 1935 british adaptation, set on the streets of london, newly transferred from the only surviving film element.
One of the first german sound films, emil and the detectives provides a fascinating glimpse of berlin before nazism and the second world war. He always wanted to become a writer, but he became an author and a journalist. He went to school in berlin and leipzig where he studied german and roman languages, and he also had a master in philosophy. 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. 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. 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. 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. Emil i detektivi je njemacki crnobijeli film za djecu snimljen 1931.
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