

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974-11-27 · 104 min · ★ 10.0
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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- Directors
- Peter Zadek
- Production companies
- ORF, WDR, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft
- Countries
- Germany, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Frank FinlayCommissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Cyd HaymanLucienne Englebert
Françoise ArnoulSolange de Winter
Oskar HomolkaHoofdcommissaris Samson
Werner FinckMankiewicz
Pierre VaneckStam
Françoise PrévostArlette van der Valk
Hans JárayEnglebert
Günter LamprechtBernard Neefs
Hansjörg Felmy(voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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