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Erich Kästner

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1899-02-23

Deathday: 1974-07-29 (75 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 63

Movies 58

Writer 47

TV Shows 5

self 4

Screenplay 3

Book

Erich Kästner

Biography

Filmography

all 63

Movies 58

Writer 47

TV Shows 5

self 4

Screenplay 3

Animals United 2: The Chilldown (2025)

The Flying Classroom (2023)

Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021)

Das doppelte Lottchen (2017)

Animals United (2010)

Humming (2008)

Lisa and Lottie (2007)

The Flying Classroom (2003)

Emil and the Detectives (2001)

Annaluise & Anton (1999)

The Parent Trap (1998)

The Double Lottie (1995)

Shakh-e gav (1995)

Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994)

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)

Parent Trap III (1989)

The Parent Trap II (1986)

Drei Männer Im Schnee (1985)

Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980)

Fabian (1980)

Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)

Az eltűnt miniatűr (1978)

Drei Männer im Schnee (1974)

The Flying Classroom (1973)

Seine Majestät Gustav Krause (1971)

Sexbombe mit Tick (1970)

Animals United (1969)

Kdyby všichni kluci světa (1969)

Bettys Beat-Box-Haus (1968)

Alle mal herhören, auch die, die schwerhören..! (1966)

Emil and the Detectives (1964)

Die Drehscheibe (1964)

Liebe will gelernt sein (1963)

Peter Pan (1962)

The Parent Trap (1961)

Pünktchen und Anton (1960)

Pega Ladrão (1957)

Salzburg Stories (1957)

Three Men in the Snow (1955)

Ja, so ist das mit der Liebe (1955)

Die verschwundene Miniatur (1954)

Emil and the Detectives (1954)

The Flying Classroom (1954)

Annaluise & Anton (1953)

Twice Upon a Time (1953)

Hibari no komoriuta (1951)

Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)

Two Times Lotte (1950)

Toscanito y los detectives (1950)

Der kleine Grenzverkehr (1943)

Münchhausen (1943)

Der Seniorchef (1942)

Portrait of Innocence (1941)

Frau nach Maß (1940)

Verwandte sind auch Menschen (1940)

Paradise for Three (1938)

Das Ehesanatorium (1938)

Stackars miljonärer (1936)

Tři muži ve sněhu (1936)

Emil and the Detectives (1935)

Emil and the Detectives (1931)

I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil (1931)

The Scoundrel (1931)

Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Birthday1899-02-23

Deathday1974-07-29 (75 years old)

Birth NameEmil Erich Kästner

Birth PlaceDresden, Germany

MotherIda Kästner

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1899-02-23

Deathday
1974-07-29 (75 years old)

Birth Name
Emil Erich Kästner

Birth Place
Dresden, Germany

Mother
Ida Kästner

Citizenships
Allied-occupied Germany, West Germany, German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Germany

Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Georg Büchner Prize, Literaturpreis der Stadt München, Lessing Ring, Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer, honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich, Hans Christian Andersen Award