EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES (1964)

Directed by: Peter Tewksbury
Based on the novel by: Erich Kästner
Starring: Walter Slezak, Bryan Russell, Roger Mobley, Heinz Schubert, Peter Ehrlich, Cindy Cassell, Elsa Wagner, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Wolfgang Völz, Brian Richardson, Robert Swann, David Petrychka, Ann Noland, Ron Johnson, Rick Johnson

92 minutes
(NR - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:
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. Emil must get the money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.