A Question of Silence

1982

1h 32m

6.1(32 votes)

Drama

Overview

When three women with no previous acquaintance kill a male shopkeeper in the middle of the day, the female psychiatrist assigned to the case sets out to understand why.

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Cast & Crew

27 members

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Edda Barends

Christine M.

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Nelly Frijda

Annie

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Henriëtte Tol

Andrea

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Cox Habbema

Janine van den Bos

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Eddie Brugman

Ruud van den Bos (as Eddy Brugman)

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Hans Croiset

Judge

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Erik Plooyer

Prosecutor

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Anna van Beers

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Eric Besseling

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Noa Cohen

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Kees Coolen

Inspector

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Edgar Danz

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Diana Dobbelman

Psychiatrist's Wife

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Miranda Frijda

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Frederik de Groot

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Noortje Jansen

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René Lobo

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Sally Loswijk

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Wim de Meijer

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Jan Simon Minkema

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Onno Molenkamp

Anatomic Pathologist

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Carl van der Plas

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John Smit

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Herman Vinck

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Dolf de Vries

Boutique Owner

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Bram van der Vlugt

Psychiatrist

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Erzsebeth Weber

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