Amsterdam Affair is a 1968 British crime film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Wolfgang Kieling, William Marlowe, Catherine Schell and Pamela Ann Davy. The plot is about Dutch policeman Van Der Valk, who investigates a novelist who is accused of murdering his mistress.[1] It was based on the novel Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling.
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| Directed by | Gerry O'Hara |
| Screenplay by | Edmund Ward |
| Story by | Gerry O'Hara (Adaptation) |
| Based on | Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling |
| Produced by | George Willoughby |
| Starring | Wolfgang Kieling William Marlowe Catherine Schell Pamela Ann Davy |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Barry Peters |
| Music by | Patrick John Scott |
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| Distributed by | London Independent Producers |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Wolfgang Kieling as Van der Valk
- William Marlowe as Martin Ray
- Catherine Schell as Sophie Ray
- Pamela Ann Davy as Elsa de Charmoy
- J.A.B. Dubin-Behrmann as Eric
- Guy Deghy as Will Munch
- Lo van Hensbergen as Magistrate
Production
editGerry O'Hara was under contract to Sydney Box when signed to direct. He also wrote the script. He said the producers tried to remove him from the film as a director, but could not as O'Hara had written the script and was not under contract as a writer. "It's a film I like enormously," said O'Hara.[2]
References
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (3 December 2010). "Working Within the System: An Interview with Gerry O'Hara". Screening the Past.
External links
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