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Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

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

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MysteryCrime

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 November 1974

Country

Germany

Cast

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

Cyd Hayman

Cyd Hayman

Lucienne Englebert

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

Solange de Winter

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Hoofdcommissaris Samson

Werner Finck

Werner Finck

Mankiewicz

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Stam

Peter Roggisch

Peter Roggisch

Royaard

Françoise Prévost

Françoise Prévost

Arlette van der Valk

Hans Járay

Hans Járay

Englebert

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Bernard Neefs

Hansjörg Felmy

Hansjörg Felmy

(voice) (uncredited)

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