Love Comes Quietly

Love Comes Quietly is a 1973 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Barbara Hershey won a gold medal at the Atlanta Film Festival for her role in this film.

Plot
An American returns to his native Dutch village and causes a sensation there. When his pregnant stepdaughter starts an affair with the son of the local cheese-factory owner, the conservative village starts to despise her.

Cast

 * Sandy van der Linden - Harm-Wouter
 * Barbara Hershey - Angela (as Barbara Seagull)
 * Ralph Meeker - Ben Hoeksema
 * Ward de Ravet - Menno Dijkstra
 * Kitty Janssen - Louise Dijkstra
 * Onno Molenkamp - Vicar Dominee de Vries (as Onno Tuinman)
 * Frans Mulder - Wiebke
 * Fanny Winkler - Geesje
 * Hanneke Reijnders - Renske de Vries
 * Romain DeConinck - Waard Meindersma
 * Hero Muller - Krolse knecht
 * Roel Nijboer - Norse boer
 * Henk O'Breen - Notabele
 * Geert Thijssens - Jensen
 * Gietema Ype - Notary

Production
When Barbara Hershey agreed to participate in this film, she was six months pregnant and so Nikolai van der Heyde rewrote his screenplay to suit her condition.