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.
Known For
The Parent Trap
(1998)
Novel
The Parent Trap
(1961)
Novel
Animals United
(2010)
Novel
The Parent Trap II
(1986)
Writer
Fabian
(1980)
Novel
Münchhausen
(1943)
Screenplay
Emil and the Detectives
(1964)
Novel
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
(2021)
Novel
Parent Trap III
(1989)
Novel
Full Filmography
Writing
Emil and the Detectives
(1931)
Novel and Screenplay
The Scoundrel
(1931)
Screenplay
I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil
(1931)
Writer
Emil and the Detectives
(1935)
Novel
Stackars miljonärer
(1936)
Novel
Tři muži ve sněhu
(1936)
Novel
Paradise for Three
(1938)
Novel
Frau nach Maß
(1940)
Story
Portrait of Innocence
(1941)
Novel
Münchhausen
(1943)
Screenplay
Der kleine Grenzverkehr
(1943)
Writer
Two Times Lotte
(1950)
Screenplay and Novel
Toscanito y los detectives
(1950)
Novel
Hibari no komoriuta
(1951)
Novel
Annaluise & Anton
(1953)
Novel
Emil and the Detectives
(1954)
Novel
The Flying Classroom
(1954)
Novel and Screenplay
Die verschwundene Miniatur
(1954)
Novel
Three Men in the Snow
(1955)
Screenplay and Novel
Salzburg Stories
(1957)
Writer
Pega Ladrão
(1957)
Writer
The Parent Trap
(1961)
Novel
Peter Pan
(1962)
Teleplay
Emil and the Detectives
(1964)
Novel
Animals United
(1969)
Novel
Kdyby všichni kluci světa
(1969)
Book
The Flying Classroom
(1973)
Novel
Drei Männer im Schnee
(1974)
Novel
Fabian
(1980)
Novel
Emiler Goenda Bahini
(1980)
Novel
Drei Männer Im Schnee
(1985)
Author
The Parent Trap II
(1986)
Writer
Parent Trap III
(1989)
Novel
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
(1989)
Book
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
(1994)
Novel
The Double Lottie
(1995)
Novel
The Parent Trap
(1998)
Novel
Annaluise & Anton
(1999)
Novel
Emil and the Detectives
(2001)
Novel
The Flying Classroom
(2003)
Novel
Lisa and Lottie
(2007)
Novel
Animals United
(2010)
Novel
Das doppelte Lottchen
(2017)
Novel
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
(2021)
Novel
The Flying Classroom
(2023)
Novel
Acting