Before Winter Comes
5.8
Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpreter who mediates between Russian and British military brass enters into a friendly rivalry with British Major Giles Burnside, who is in charge of assigning the displaced persons into either the American or Russian zones.
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Cast
30 people
David Niven
Major Burnside
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Chaim Topol
Janovic
Known for
For Your Eyes Only
Fiddler on the Roof
Anna Karina
Maria
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
John Hurt
Lieutenant Pilkington
Known for
Alien
V for Vendetta
Anthony Quayle
Brigadier Bewley
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
Ori Levy
Captain Kamenev
Known for
Jesus
Karel Stepanek
Count Kerassy
John Collin
Sergeant Woody
Known for
Tess
Holocaust
Karl Stepanek
Count Kerassy
Known for
Sink the Bismarck!
The Fallen Idol
Guy Deghy
Kovacs
Known for
Dark of the Sun
Cry of the Banshee
Mark Malicz
Komenski
Also in
Fiddler on the Roof
Battle of Britain
Gertan Klauber
Russian Major
Known for
Jack the Ripper
House of Cards
J. Lee Thompson Director · Andrew Sinclair Screenplay Ron Grainer Composer
United States release March 24, 1969 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German, Russian
Production
Windward
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 17, 1969
Theatrical
United States · March 24, 1969
Theatrical
Australia
July 30, 1990 · Physical
Sweden
August 12, 1969 · Theatrical
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