Emil and the Detectives

1931 film by Gerhard Lamprecht
Movie film Q25598
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Summary

Emil and the Detectives is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emil and the Detectives's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Emil and the Detectives was directed by Gerhard Lamprecht[4].
  • Billy Wilder wrote the screenplay for Emil and the Detectives[5].
  • Gerhard Lamprecht wrote the screenplay for Emil and the Detectives[6].
  • Emeric Pressburger wrote the screenplay for Emil and the Detectives[7].
  • Erich Kästner wrote the screenplay for Emil and the Detectives[8].
  • Emil and the Detectives's composer is recorded as Allan Gray[9].
  • Emil and the Detectives's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Emil and the Detectives's based on is recorded as Emil and the Detectives[11].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Rolf Wenkhaus[12].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Käthe Haack[13].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Fritz Rasp[14].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Rudolf Biebrach[15].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Olga Engl[16].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Inge Landgut[17].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Hans Joachim Schaufuss[18].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Hans Albrecht Löhr[19].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Hans Richter[20].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Gerhard Dammann[21].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Rudolf Lettinger[22].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Georg H. Schnell[23].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Martin Rickelt[24].
  • A cast member of Emil and the Detectives was Margarete Sachse[25].
  • Emil and the Detectives was produced by Günther Stapenhorst[26].
  • Emil and the Detectives's production company is recorded as UFA[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Emil and the Detectives was produced by Günther Stapenhorst[26]. It was directed by Gerhard Lamprecht[4]. Screenwriters include Billy Wilder[5], Gerhard Lamprecht[6], Emeric Pressburger[7], and Erich Kästner[8]. Cast members include Rolf Wenkhaus[12], Käthe Haack[13], Fritz Rasp[14], Rudolf Biebrach[15], Olga Engl[16], and Inge Landgut[17].

Publication

Emil and the Detectives was released on December 2, 1931[28]. The original language of it was German[29]. Its genre is comedy film[10].

Why It Matters

Emil and the Detectives ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'it', 'no', 'pt', 'ro', 'sh', 'sv', 'ur']
    P14724 → 8441082
    Sitelink count → 12
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8441082, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301712145|Emil und die Detektive (#301712145)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance "
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 21836
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 21836, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 8w ago · Waldamsel · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Berlin, Werder (Havel)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Filming location: Berlin"
  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 72833
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 72833, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1931-12-02T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Billy Wilder, Gerhard Lamprecht, Emeric Pressburger +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+75'}
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/770856716
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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