Van der Valk and the rich
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| Original title | Van der Valk and the rich |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1973 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| script | Robert Muller |
| production | Karl Schwetter |
| music | Nils Sustrate |
| camera | Jörg-Michael Baldenius |
| cut | Liselotte Klimitschek |
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Van der Valk and the Rich is the film adaptation of the novel Bloodhound by Nicolas Freeling . The Franco-German crime thriller was directed by Wolfgang Petersen . Before that, the 1972 television film Van der Valk and the Girl was made .
background
The Van der Valk series was written by the British writer Nicolas Freeling. The series comprises 13 volumes that revolve around the investigations of Piet van der Valk. "Van der Valk and the Rich" was filmed based on the example of the novel "Bloodhound".
action
Piet van der Valk, Dutch police officer, is withdrawn from a friend of the police chief for a private investigation. This is Canisius, general manager of the "Spondex" group. He asks Van der Valk to find the missing junior boss Jean-Claude.
While investigating the disappearance's personal environment, Van der Valk meets the disappeared's wife, Anne-Marie. She affirmed that their marriage was harmonious and happy. Fascinated by the thought of running away with her and starting a “rich” life, Piet van der Valk continues to investigate.
His trail leads him to the carnival parades on Rose Monday in Cologne . There he learns from his Cologne colleague Stössl that a young girl has disappeared.
Further information leads Van der Valk to Innsbruck and Kitzbühel . There he comes very close to the truth and finally makes a decisive but gruesome find in a mountain hut. There he finds the dead junior boss.
reception
The Frankfurter Rundschau describes this part of the Van der Valk series based on the novel by the British writer Nicolas Freeling with Frank Finlay as the Dutch commissioner, as an exciting, calmly told case.