When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his grandmother and his cousin, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. Emil must get the money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.
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| Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
| Directing | Peter Tewksbury | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Wanke | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jupp Paschke | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | AJ Carothers | Screenplay |
| Writing | Erich Kästner | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Bei | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans-Joachim Schmalor | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Heinz Schreiter | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Editing | Cotton Warburton | Editor |
| Art | Werner Schlichting | Art Direction |
| Camera | Günther Senftleben | Director of Photography |
| Art | Isabella Schlichting | Art Direction |
