Emil and the Detectives (1964)

This film, a children's adventure story, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young boy's quest to recover stolen money with the help of a group of local children, without any elements related to queer identity.

The film focuses on a group of young boy detectives. Female characters, such as Emil's cousin Pony Hütchen, are present but do not participate in any physical combat or action sequences against male opponents.

The 1964 film adaptation of "Emil and the Detectives" maintains the original genders of all established characters from Erich Kästner's novel, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

The 1964 film "Emil and the Detectives" adapts the German novel by Erich Kästner. The main characters, including Emil Tischbein and his fellow detectives, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the original source material's depiction of German children.