Unternehmen Geigenkasten

Unternehmen Geigenkasten

1985 · 89 min · ★ 9.0 · Family, Crime

Ten-year-old Ole is full of mischief. He attempts to fly and is hospitalized with a broken leg. When he sees a Sherlock Holmes movie on TV, however, he forgets about the pains and comes up with a new plan. Disguised as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, he and his friend Andreas start searching for criminals. Soon, the two boys detect their first case. On the street they meet a man wearing a stuck-on beard. The hobby detectives find this very suspicious and decide to follow him.

Directed by Gunter Friedrich · Written by Gunter Friedrich

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