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. References External links 1973 films 1973 drama films 1970s Dutch-language films 1970s English-language films Films scored by Georges Delerue Films directed by Nikolai van der Heyde 1973 multilingual films Belgian multilingual films Dutch multilingual films