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Kästner's Legacy

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A closer look at Kästner's legacy... awards, published works, and films based on his books.

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AWARDS for Erich Kästner

• Federal (German) Film Prize (Bundesfilmpreis) for "Das doppelte Lottchen" (1950)
• Literature Prize (Literaturpreis) of the City of Munich (1956)
• Georg-Büchner-Preis (1957)
• Hans Christian Andersen Medallion of the International Board for Juvenile Books (1960)
• First Prize ("Goldener Igel") in the International Humorists Competition of the Bulgarian youth magazine "Narodna Mladesch," Sofia (1966)
• German Freemasons Literature Prize, award of the Lessing Ring (1968)
• Cultural Award of the State Capital of Munich (1970)
• Gold Medallion (Goldene Ehrenmünze) of the State Capital of Munich (1974)

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«Es gibt nichts Gutes, außer man tut es.»
“There is no good unless one does it.”
Erich Kästner

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FILMS Based on Kästner's Works

Erich Kästner's books have inspired many movies—in Germany, the UK, and in the US. The first was Emil und die Detektive in 1931. The most recent Verfilmung was Das fliegende Klassenzimmer in 2003.

• Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003, Germany) - German DVD


• Emil und die Detektive (2001, Germany) - German DVD (2001)


• Pünktchen und Anton (1999, Germany) - German DVD


• The Parent Trap (1998, US) - DVD - Compare Prices


• Charlie & Louise: Das doppelte Lottchen (1994, Germany) - German DVD (2003 DVD)


• Fabian (1980, Germany)


• Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (1973, Germany)


• Emil and the Detectives (1964, US) - This Disney version is not currently on video or DVD


• The Parent Trap (1961, US) - DVD - Compare Prices
  Also see the 1998 version below.


• Drei Männer im Schnee (1955, Germany)


• Emil und die Detektive (1954, Germany) - German DVD (1931 & 1954)


• Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (1954, Germany) - German DVD (1954)
  Also see the 2001 version above.


• Pünktchen und Anton (1953, Germany) - German DVD (1953)
  Also see the 1999 version above.


• Twice Upon A Time (1953, UK)


• Das doppelte Lottchen (1950, Germany) - German DVD
  With Kästner himself as narrator!


• Emil and the Detectives (1935, UK)


• Emil und die Detektive (1931, Germany) - German DVD

Also see: German Movie Guide for German Kästner films; a full listing of Kästner-based movies on the Erich Kästner Page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). All his film credits (German, British, US) as screenplay/novel writer. In English.

You'll also find some film links on our Erich Kästner on the Web page.

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Related Pages

Emil und die Detektive (2001)
A review of this latest film version of an Erich Kästner story. Now on DVD/video in German.

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German Movie Guide
Includes films based on Erich Kästner works.

Erich Kästner on the Web
Links to the author and his works. From your Guide.

More Books
A selection of books for learning German, from your Guide.

Authors in German
Writers and their works in German literature.

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