Mystery ·Crime · Germany · 1974 · 1h 44m

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

Van der Valk und das Mädchen

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter poster
Director
Peter Zadek
Cast
Frank Finlay as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk Cyd Hayman as Lucienne Englebert Françoise Arnoul as Solange de Winter Oskar Homolka as Hoofdcommissaris Samson Werner Finck as Mankiewicz Pierre Vaneck as Stam
Crew
Walter Lassally — Director of Photography Max Benedict — Editor Peter Schirmann — Original Music Composer Robert Muller — Writer Peter Zadek — Writer Nicolas Freeling — Novel
Tagline

First of a series of thrillers based on the novels of Nicolas Freeling

Synopsis

Dutch police inspector Piet Van der Valk finds himself repeatedly crossing paths wiht the beautiful yet troubled Lucienne Englebert, the daughter of a famous conductor recently killed in a car accident. Whern the maverick inspector investigates the seemingly senseless killing of a man in Amsertdam, will Lucienne turn up again?

Mood & Themes
wifeamsterdam, netherlandsdetectivepolice detectiveforeign language adaptationmystery
Key Collaborators
Peter Zadek Director Walter Lassally Director of Photography Max Benedict Editor Peter Schirmann Original Music Composer Robert Muller Writer Peter Zadek Writer Nicolas Freeling Novel Erich Wonder Production Design
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