

Emil and the Detectives(1954)
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.
Movie: Emil and the Detectives
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Emil Tischbein
Emils Onkel

Emil und die Detektive
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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.
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1954-10-14
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7.6
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