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Erich Kästner(1899-1974)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Erich Kästner was born on 23 February 1899 in Dresden, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for À nous quatre (1998), Petite maman (1950) and Émile et les détectives (1931). He died on 29 July 1974 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
BornFebruary 23, 1899
DiedJuly 29, 1974(75)
BornFebruary 23, 1899
DiedJuly 29, 1974(75)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in À nous quatre (1998)
À nous quatre
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1998
Alois Melichar, Isa Günther, Jutta Günther, Erich Kästner, Hans Olden, Josef von Báky, Gustav Waldau, Antje Weisgerber, and Senta Wengraf in Petite maman (1950)
Petite maman
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1950
Billy Wilder, Fritz Rasp, Allan Gray, Käthe Haack, Erich Kästner, Gerhard Lamprecht, Inge Landgut, Hans Joachim Schaufuß, Günther Stapenhorst, Rolf Wenkhaus, and Boris Streimann in Émile et les détectives (1931)
Émile et les détectives
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1931
Mary Astor, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, and Edna May Oliver in Sans tambour, ni trompette (1938)
Sans tambour, ni trompette
7.0
  • Writer(as Erich Kaestner)
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer



  • Konferenz der Tiere 2: Der Chilldown
    • book
    • 2025
  • Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2023)
    Das fliegende Klassenzimmer
    5.4
    • based on novel
    • 2023
  • Fabian ou le chemin de la décadence (2021)
    Fabian ou le chemin de la décadence
    7.1
    • novel
    • 2021
  • The Parent Trap (2020)
    The Parent Trap
    Video
    • author
    • 2020
  • Delphine Lohmann and Mia Lohmann in Das doppelte Lottchen (2017)
    Das doppelte Lottchen
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • author
    • novel
    • 2017
  • Animaux & Cie (2010)
    Animaux & Cie
    4.9
    • book
    • 2010
  • Lyrical Medicine Chest (2008)
    Lyrical Medicine Chest
    Short
    • book
    • 2008
  • Deux pour une (2007)
    Deux pour une
    6.3
    • novel
    • 2007
  • Poem - Ich setzte den Fuß in die Luft und sie trug (2003)
    Poem - Ich setzte den Fuß in die Luft und sie trug
    7.0
    • poem "Kleines Solo"
    • 2003
  • La classe volante (2003)
    La classe volante
    6.2
    • novel
    • 2003
  • Émile et les Détectives (2001)
    Émile et les Détectives
    6.0
    • novel
    • 2001
  • Teatr Telewizji (1953)
    Teatr Telewizji
    7.5
    TV Series
    • author
    • story
    • 1958–1999
  • Annaluise et Anton (1999)
    Annaluise et Anton
    7.0
    • novel
    • 1999
  • Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in À nous quatre (1998)
    À nous quatre
    6.7
    • book "Das Doppelte Lottchen"
    • 1998
  • Konferenz der Tiere
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1998

Actor



  • Trois hommes dans la neige (1955)
    Trois hommes dans la neige
    7.5
    • Kommentator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1955
  • La classe volante (1954)
    La classe volante
    7.1
    • Autor (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Alois Melichar, Isa Günther, Jutta Günther, Erich Kästner, Hans Olden, Josef von Báky, Gustav Waldau, Antje Weisgerber, and Senta Wengraf in Petite maman (1950)
    Petite maman
    6.9
    • Erzähler
    • 1950

Music Department



  • Kulturbilanz der R-Mark-Zeit
    TV Movie
    • theme music composer
    • 1965
  • Les treize malles de Monsieur O. F. (1931)
    Les treize malles de Monsieur O. F.
    6.5
    • lyrics
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Berhold Bürger
  • Born
    • February 23, 1899
    • Dresden, Germany
  • Died
    • July 29, 1974
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany(esophageal cancer)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Emil and the Detectives," produced by the People's National Theatre Production and performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England, with Tony Wickham Jones, Cecil Trouncer and Billy Thatcher in the cast. Henry Cass was director. NOTE: Filmed as Emil and the Detectives: Part 1 (1966), Emil and the Detectives: Part 2 (1966), Emil and the Detectives (1952), Emil and the Detectives: Part 1 - The Journey (1966), Emil and the Detectives: Part 2 - Alone in Berlin (1966), Emil and the Detectives: Part 3 - The Detectives (1966), Emil and the Detectives: Part 4 - Lying in Wait (1966), Emil and the Detectives: Part 5 - Saved by a Pinprick (1966), Emil and the Detectives (1963), Emil and the Detectives (1935), Emil and the Detectives (1952), Emil and the Detectives (1964), Émile et les détectives (1931), Emile et les détectives (1954), Emil und die detektiv (2001)_, Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980), Nous les gosses (1941), Pega Ladrão (1957), Toscanito y los detectives (1950).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies

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  • Trivia
    Poet, satirist, screenwriter and author of children's books, the son of a saddle maker. His best-known works were the oft-filmed "Emil and the Detectives" and "The Parent Trap".
  • Nicknames
    • Eberhard Foerster
    • Melchior Kurz

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