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 money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.
Unfortunately the movie Emil and the Detectives is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Peter Tewksbury | Director |
| Art | Isabella Schlichting | Art Direction |
| Sound | Heinz Schreiter | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jupp Paschke | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Werner Schlichting | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans-Joachim Schmalor | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | AJ Carothers | Screenplay |
| Editing | Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Writing | Erich Kästner | Novel |
| Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Wanke | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Bei | Costume Design |
| Editing | Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Camera | Günther Senftleben | Director of Photography |
