The Secret of the Tomb ( German: Die Knickerbocker-Bande: Das sprechende Grab - Knickerbocker Gang: The Talking Grave) is a children's detective film co-produced by Germany , Austria and the United Kingdom , directed by . The first film adaptation of the children's series of books by Thomas Brescina - Knickerbocker gang. It is the most successful Austrian children's film [1] . The film has a spin-off series - the Knickerbocker gang , which was released from 1997 to 1998.
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| Genre | Detective Children's movie Adventure |
| Producer | |
| Producer | Bernhard Schmaz |
| Author script | Thomas Brescina Milan Dor Suzanne Strobl |
| In the main cast | Rebecca Keeling Matthias Rothammer Aled Roberts Julie Cox |
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| Duration | 85 minutes |
| A country |  Austria  Great Britain  Germany |
| Tongue | Deutsch |
| Year | 1994 |
| IMDb | ID 0111269 |
Story
Four friends, Lilo, Axel, Poppy and Dominic, are a Knickerbocker gang that exists not only in their native Austria, but already in the whole world of adventure.
In Vienna, 10-year-old Poppy, the youngest member of the gang, wants to prove her courage by crossing the central Viennese cemetery at night. She discovers a figure wrapped in a black cloak that goes to the tomb of the magician Rudolfo Conte. There, the grave speaks with a mysterious man - but Poppy interferes with him, and therefore he is forced to flee.
In the coming days, the young actor Dominic rehearses a new musical and falls in love with lead actress Melissa, who is being assassinated.
Four friends again fall into an exciting new detective adventure.
A few days later, thanks to the prevention of the assassination attempt by four friends, Melissa stands in front of the gang’s headquarters and says that she is the figure in the cemetery. In an anonymous letter was a request to come to the cemetery on his 18th birthday. Rudolfo Conte is her late father.
In addition, American actress Annie Kramer, Melissa's mother, appears in Vienna. She also receives a letter, after which she comes to the cemetery.
Cast
Basic composition
- Rebecca Keeling - Lilo
- Mathias Rothammer - Axel
- Aled Roberts - Dominic
- - Poppy
- Julie Cox - Melissa Kramer
- - Eric (Director)
- Pascual Alerdi - Adrian, Magician
- - Tamara
- - Rudolfo Conte
- Kristin Kaufmann - Annie Kramer
Occasional Roles
- Dionisio Roldan - Native American
- - Hotel Director
- Gottfried Pfeffer - Receptionist
- Gerlinde Cottic - Housekeeper
- Shi Hong Chen - Chinese
- Jiora Ziliger - Journalist
- (as Bibiana Zeller) - Frau Binder
- Cristina Panuska - Makeup Artist
- - Marie
Spin Off
From 1997 - 1998, ORF released the Knickerbocker Gang series, consisting of 14 episodes.
Production
The film, shot in Vienna and its environs, was the first attempt to give a cinematic embodiment of the popular series of children's books by Thomas Brescina .
Only the actor playing Axel came from Austria - Mathias Rothammer - the other three were from the UK .
Film crew
- Montage - Ortrun Bauer
- Sound - Thomas Chabolch
Technical Data
- Sound - Mono
- Format - 1.85: 1
- Film - 35 mm
Book
There is also a movie book that Neue Breitschopf-Verlag released in 1995 ( ISBN 3-7004-3545-2 ).
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film with the title track Friends forever and the rap song Riesenlied - Giant Song was released on CD in 1995.
Release in other countries
In the US, the film was released under the name Scouts (Snoopers).
In Russia , called the Secret of the Tomb.
Rewards
- Grand Prix of the European Youth Film Festival in Antwerp [2] .
See also
- Four young detectives