''Emil and the Detectives'' (german: Emil und die Detektive) is a 2001

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ...

directed by

Franziska Buch Franziska Buch (born 15 November 1960 in Stuttgart) is a German film director and screenwriter. In her work she concentrates on issues that deal with childhood and youth. The main topic in almost all of her movies is family and its difficulty sho ...

and starring Tobias Retzlaff, Anja Sommavilla, and

Jürgen Vogel Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968, in Hamburg) is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in '' Little Sharks''.Jürgen ...

. It is based on the classic 1929 novel '' Emil and the Detectives'' by Erich Kästner.

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* 2001 films Films based on children's books Films based on German novels Films based on works by Erich Kästner Films set in Berlin 2000s German-language films Remakes of German films German children's films 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub