Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974, German. Directed by Peter Zadek.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Peter ZadekDirector
- Frank FinlayCommissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
- Cyd HaymanLucienne Englebert
- Françoise ArnoulSolange de Winter
- Oskar HomolkaHoofdcommissaris Samson
- Werner FinckMankiewicz
- Pierre VaneckStam
- Peter RoggischRoyaard
- Françoise PrévostArlette van der Valk
- Hans JárayEnglebert
- Günter LamprechtBernard Neefs
- Hansjörg Felmy(voice) (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 27 November 1974
- Original title
- Van der Valk und das Mädchen
- Country
- Germany, France
- Written by
- Robert Muller, Peter Zadek
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Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1974. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter, try Black Lotus, Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage, Marlowe.
Who directed Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter?
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter (1974) was directed by Peter Zadek and stars Frank Finlay, Cyd Hayman, Françoise Arnoul.