Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 23, 1899
Died
July 29, 1974
Age
75
Place of Birth
Dresden, Germany
Popularity
1.1
Erich Kästner
Writing
Biography
Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.
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Known For
7.3
Die Drehscheibe
1964 · TV
7.2
The Parent Trap
1998 · Movie
6.0
German Film Award
1951 · TV
0.0
Bavarian Film Awards
1979 · TV
5.6
Animals United
2010 · Movie
7.0
The Parent Trap
1961 · Movie
5.5
The Parent Trap II
1986 · Movie
6.5
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
2021 · Movie
0.0
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
2001 · TV
0.0
Bettys Beat-Box-Haus
1968 · TV
6.2
Emil and the Detectives
1964 · Movie
6.4
Emil and the Detectives
2001 · Movie
Filmography
2001
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
TV · Self (archive Footage)
0.0
1979
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · Self
0.0
1968
Bettys Beat-Box-Haus
TV · Self
0.0
1964
Die Drehscheibe
TV · Self
7.3
1955
Three Men in the Snow
Movie · Narrator
7.5
1954
The Flying Classroom
Movie · Autor (uncredited)
7.7
1951
German Film Award
TV · Self
6.0
1950
Two Times Lotte
Movie · Narrator
6.7