Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter

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

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1974

1h 44m

MysteryCrime

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?

Key Crew

Director

Peter Zadek

Writers

Robert Muller

Peter Zadek

Cast (11)

Frank Finlay

Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk

Cyd Hayman

Lucienne Englebert

Françoise Arnoul

Solange de Winter

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