Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English. Believed lost for decades, it was recently rediscovered by the BFI and has now been restored. The film moves the action from Berlin to London, where Emil goes to stay with his grandmother and cousin. Thereafter, the tale of Emil’s adventures with a gang of streetwise London children faithfully follows the original plot.
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An extract from the first ever English-language screen version of Erich Kästner's classic children's tale. Made in 1935 this recently rediscovered gem from the ...
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While on a train from his home in the countryside to stay with his grandmother in London a boy named Emil suspects that he has been robbed of his money by a ...
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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 ...
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