---
title: 'Emil and the Detectives (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerhard Lamprecht'
released: '1931-12-02'
runtime_minutes: 75
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/emil-and-the-detectives-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021836/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Emil and the Detectives (1931)

1931 · 75 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Emil und die Detektive

## Synopsis

Emil and the Detectives is a 1931 German adventure film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Rolf Wenkhaus. It is based on the 1929 novel by Erich Kästner, who also contributed to the film's script. The film script was written by Billy Wilder. It is generally considered to be the best film adaption of Emil and the Detectives.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerhard Lamprecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-lamprecht)
- **Screenplay:** [Gerhard Lamprecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-lamprecht), [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder), [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Erich Kästner](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-kastner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allan Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-gray)
- **Producer:** [Günther Stapenhorst](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-stapenhorst)
- **Director of Photography:** [Werner Brandes](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-brandes)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Biebrach](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-biebrach)
- [Martin Rickelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-rickelt)
- [Fritz Rasp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-rasp)
- [Georg H. Schnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-h-schnell)
- [Hans Joachim Schaufuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-joachim-schaufuss)
- [Gerhard Dammann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-dammann)
- [Margarete Sachse](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-sachse)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [Inge Landgut](https://cinepixo.com/people/inge-landgut)
- [Olga Engl](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-engl)
- [Rolf Wenkhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-wenkhaus)
- [Rudolf Lettinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-lettinger)
- [Hans Albrecht Löhr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-albrecht-lohr)
- [Käthe Haack](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathe-haack)

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