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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our venues and events. The safety of our guests, staff, and artists is of paramount importance, and following Governor Wolf's order to prohibit the operation of all businesses that are not life-sustaining, all Pittsburgh Cultural Trust performances, exhibitions, films, and events through May 10 have been suspended.

As a result, Emil and the Detectives has been cancelled. Ticket buyers were contacted by email on March 18, 2020. If we have not connected with you, please Contact Us.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as we process a large number of requests.

SCREEN TO STAGE Series

German author Erich Kastner’s most famous book was and remains Emil and the Detectives, the children's adventure classic that appeared in 1929 and was filmed in 1931 with a script by Billy Wilder and (uncredited) Emeric Pressburger.

The film tells the story of Emil, a lower-middle-class lad from a small provincial town who makes his first visit to Berlin to stay with his grandmother and bring her hard-earned money from his mother, a hairdresser. On the train Emil is robbed by a suave criminal (played by the celebrated character actor Fritz Rasp), whom he pursues across Berlin assisted by a gang of kids from all over the town. It's a lively, funny, exciting tale of a country mouse collaborating with streetwise city kids, and it creates a splendid picture of bustling life in the capital of Weimar Germany.

Directed by Gerhard Lamprecht / 75 minutes / In German language with English subtitles

Saturday, March 21 at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Online sales end 90 minutes prior to showtime. Please visit the Harris Theater box office after this time to purchase tickets.