Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

1954 · 94 min · ★ 7.5 · Family, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

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. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.

Directed by Robert A. Stemmle · Written by Robert A. Stemmle

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