EMIL & THE DETECTIVES by Erich Kastner has been in print ever since it was first published in 1928 Young Emil is robbed on his first real railway journey of money entrusted to him by his hard-working mother for the relatives he is to stay with in Berlin A gang of boys about his own age come to his aid & a thrilling adventure full of surprises ensues as they use their wits to devise a wonderfully simple but practical trick to capture the thief With every detail clearly drawn
- from the tiresome business of getting into best clothes for the journey down to the final anxiety as to what shall be done with a gloriously unexpected reward
- this is a story all young readers will enjoy Reissued in the &A Puffin Book& series of children&s modern classics

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When young Emil is sent to Berlin by his mother the money he is carrying to give to his granny is stolen by a sinister man on the train Once in Berlin Emil follows the thief & enlists the help of a gang of youngsters -&the detectives&- to help retrieve the stolen money This classic 1931 German adaptation of Erich Kastner&s much-loved children&s book was written by Kastner himself in collaboration with the legendary Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard The Apartment) & an uncredited Emeric Pressburger (A Matter of Life & Death The Red Shoes) One of the first German sound films Emil & the Detectives provides a fascinating glimpse of Berlin before Nazism & the Second World War ...

Whether he's running his little sister up a flagpole or trying to escape after getting locked in a shed Emil's adventures never stop Hens dogs little sisters
- & adults
- all flee his path But Emil doesn't mean to be bad it's just that trouble
- & fun
- follow him wherever he goes A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors



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There's a rat running amok in Emil's house & he's determined to capture it But hiding the rat trap just under his father's bed probably isn't ideal That's just the start of Emil's adventures which once begun never stop Hens dogs little sisters
- & adults
- all flee his path But Emil doesn't mean to be bad it's just that trouble
- & fun
- follow him wherever he goes A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In a story weaving the past & present together Oscar-winning actor Sir Ian Mc Kellen stars as Emile an ageing man who is given the opportunity to travel from England to Victoria on Canada's West coast to receive an honorary degree at the university He goes knowing that it might be his last chance to reconnect with his only living relatives His niece Nadia (Deborah Kara Unger) & her daughter Maria (Theo Crane) hold the key to Emile's tragic past & the guilt which has haunted him his entire life But Emile's past is sometimes more familiar & immediate than the world before his eyes As he tries to re-discover the family that he abandoned long ago he is forced to confront the anxieties in his memories
- the family he betrayed & abandoned at the expense of his own happiness Now in the twilight of his life Emile shapes the final chapters of his mental autobiography Will he become a grandfather surrounded by the love & support of a family or will he retreat into his world of memories & lost opportunities? Actors Ian Mc Kellen Deborah Kara Unger Tygh Runyan Frank Borg Theo Crane Directors Carl Bessai Writers Carl Bessai Producers Carl Bessai Jacquelyn Renner Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1
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From Bandai's Ichibansho- series comes this officially licensed PVC statue It stands approx 19 cm tall & comes in a window box ...

Michelin local maps are on a scale of 1150000 up 1220000 with easy to read mapping using satellite images With additional tourist information these maps are ideal for planning your visit Series for France & Italy 1 pages ...

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Tracklist Disc 1 1 Selah 2 Breathing Underwater 3 Happen 4 Hurts 5 Give Me Something 6 Right Now 7 Shakes 8 Garden (feat Jay Electronica & & Aacute;ine Zion) 9 I&d Rather Not 10 Lonely 11 Sweet Architect 12 Tenderly (feat Joel Sande & The Serenje Choir) 13 Every Single Little Piece 14 Highs & Lows 15 Babe‘ Long Live The Angels’ is the second album from multi-platinum selling artist Emeli Sande; including the single ‘ Hurts’ ‘ Hurts’ & the rest of Sande’s upcoming album including the breath-taking ballad ‘ Breathing Under Water’ mark a whole new chapter in her life The album comes in a jewel case with a 16 page booklet ...

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