Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

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Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

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

1974

1h 44m

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Mystery

Crime

Overview

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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11 members

Acting

Frank Finlay

Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

Frank Finlay

Acting

Cyd Hayman

Lucienne Englebert

Cyd Hayman

Acting

Françoise Arnoul

Solange de Winter

Françoise Arnoul

Acting

Oskar Homolka

Hoofdcommissaris Samson

Oskar Homolka

Acting

Werner Finck

Mankiewicz

Werner Finck

Acting

Pierre Vaneck

Stam

Pierre Vaneck

Acting

Peter Roggisch

Royaard

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Françoise Prévost

Arlette van der Valk

Françoise Prévost

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Hans Járay

Englebert

Hans Járay

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Günter Lamprecht

Bernard Neefs

Günter Lamprecht

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Hansjörg Felmy

(voice) (uncredited)

Hansjörg Felmy

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