Watch Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter (1974) Official Trailer
First of a series of thrillers based on the novels of Nicolas Freeling
10 / 10 IMDb November 27, 1974 1h 44m
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?
Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Release Date
November 27, 1974
Genre
Mystery, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
German
Country
Germany, France
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
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Peter Roggisch
as Royaard
Françoise Prévost
as Arlette van der Valk
Hans Járay
as Englebert
Günter Lamprecht
as Bernard Neefs
Hansjörg Felmy
as (voice) (uncredited)
Production Companies
ORF
WDRIduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
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