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Before Winter Comes

19691h 43mJ. Lee Thompson

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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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What is Before Winter Comes (1969) about?

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.

Who stars in Before Winter Comes?

Before Winter Comes stars David Niven (Major Burnside), Chaim Topol (Janovic), Anna Karina (Maria), John Hurt (Lieutenant Pilkington), Anthony Quayle (Brigadier Bewley). The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson.

How long is Before Winter Comes?

Before Winter Comes has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1969.

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