Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
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“First of a series of thrillers based on the novels of Nicolas Freeling”
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?
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Cast
11 people
Frank Finlay
Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Known for
The Pianist
Lifeforce
Cyd Hayman
Lucienne Englebert
Also in
The Godsend
Killer Net
Françoise Arnoul
Solange de Winter
Known for
French Cancan
Oskar Homolka
Hoofdcommissaris Samson
Known for
Sabotage
The Seven Year Itch
Werner Finck
Mankiewicz
Known for
Lola Montès
Love at Twenty
Pierre Vaneck
Stam
Known for
The Science of Sleep
Love Me No More
Peter Roggisch
Royaard
Also in
Der König von St. Pauli
After the Truth
Françoise Prévost
Arlette van der Valk
Known for
The Return of the Exorcist
Paris Belongs to Us
Hans Járay
Englebert
Known for
Fedora
Günter Lamprecht
Bernard Neefs
Known for
Das Boot
World on a Wire
Hansjörg Felmy
(voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Torn Curtain
Scene of the Crime
Peter Zadek Director · Robert Muller Writer Nicolas Freeling Author
First release October 5, 1972 · Produced in Germany, France · Production WDR, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
Production
ORF
Production
WDR
Production
Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
Production
Germany · France
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Original title
Van der Valk und das Mädchen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 5, 1972
TV
France · January 31, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
November 27, 1974 · Theatrical
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