---
title: 'Emil and the Detectives (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Tewksbury'
released: '1964-12-18'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/emil-and-the-detectives-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058056/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Emil and the Detectives (1964)

1964 · 99 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Emil and the Detectives is a 1964 American crime comedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury based on the novel Emil and the Detectives by German author Erich Kästner. The film stars Walter Slezak and Bryan Russell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Tewksbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-tewksbury)
- **Screenplay:** [AJ Carothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/aj-carothers)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Schreiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-schreiter)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney)
- **Director of Photography:** [Günther Senftleben](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-senftleben), [Franz Hofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-hofer)
- **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton), [Thomas Stanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-stanford)

## Cast

- [Wolfgang Völz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-volz) as Stucke
- [Peter Ehrlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ehrlich) as Müller
- [Ann Noland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-noland) as Frieda
- [Franz Nicklisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-nicklisch) as desk sergeant
- [Bryan Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-russell) as Emil Tischbein
- [Walter Slezak](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-slezak) as Baron
- [Eva Ingeborg Scholz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-ingeborg-scholz) as Frau Tischbein
- [Elsa Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-wagner) as grandmother
- [Roger Mobley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-mobley) as Gustav
- [Heinz Schubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-schubert) as Grundeis

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/emil-and-the-detectives
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/emil-and-the-detectives-1964
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