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EMIL UND DIE DETEKTIVE (1931) * with switchable English subtitles *

Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack and Fritz Rasp, Gerhard Lamprecht
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$13.99

Erste Verfilmung des Romans von Erich Kästner: Auf der Fahrt nach Berlin werden dem Jungen Emil Tischbein 140 Mark geklaut, die eigentlich für seine Großmutter bestimmt waren. Der Übeltäter ist ein Taschendieb namens Grundeis. Mit Hilfe von "Gustav mit der Hupe" und dessen Freunden gelingt es Emil, sich an die Fersen von Herrn Grundeis zu heften. Immer mehr Kinder schließen sich der Verfolgung an und in einer Bank wird Herr Grundeis endlich gestellt. Von der hinzugerufenen Polizei erfährt Emil, dass auf die Ergreifung des Schurken 100 Mark Belohnung ausgesetzt sind. Jetzt ist er endgültig der Held des Tages.

First film adaption of the novel by Erich Kastner: On the way to Berlin, 140 Marks is stolen from the boy Emil Tischbein, which he was supposed to give to his grandmother. The evil-doer is the pickpocket known as "Ground Ice". With the help of "Gustav with the Horn" and his friends, Emil manages to stay on the heels of Mr. Ground Ice. More and more children take part in the pursuit and Ground Ice is finally cornered in a bank. When the police are called to take in the culprit, Emil discovers there's a 100 Mark reward for his capture. Now he's become the Hero of the Day.

 

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH SWITCHABLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES

 

QUALITY (of feature film only): 

 

·        Digital Quality?  - yes

·        Sharp border features  (edges of faces, buildings, etc.)? - yes

·        Sharpness within the border features  (inside the borders of the face, for example)? - yes

·        Distortions? - no

·        Other notable issues? - Digital restoration of film.  If there is any unsharpness, it is due to film age, not to transfer

 

 

LENGTH OF FEATURE FILM:  69 mins 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):

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Book to film, 3/29/2021 4:49 PM
From: Wolfie
A classic of German youth literature, and a nice little excursion into the not-so-seedy side of Weimar Berlin.
The kids are awesome !
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