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Before Winter Comes

  • 1969
  • M
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
464
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Before Winter Comes (1969)
ComedyDramaWar

After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.

  • Director
    • J. Lee Thompson
  • Writers
    • Andrew Sinclair
    • Frederick L. Keefe
  • Stars
    • David Niven
    • Topol
    • Anna Karina
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    464
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • J. Lee Thompson
    • Writers
      • Andrew Sinclair
      • Frederick L. Keefe
    • Stars
      • David Niven
      • Topol
      • Anna Karina
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast37

    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Major Burnside
    Topol
    Topol
    • Janovic
    Anna Karina
    Anna Karina
    • Maria
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Lieutenant Pilkington
    Anthony Quayle
    Anthony Quayle
    • Brigadier Bewley
    Ori Levy
    Ori Levy
    • Captain Kamenev
    John Collin
    John Collin
    • Sergeant Woody
    Karel Štěpánek
    Karel Štěpánek
    • Count Kerassy
    • (as Karel Stepanek)
    Guy Deghy
    Guy Deghy
    • Kovacs
    Mark Malicz
    • Komenski
    Gertan Klauber
    Gertan Klauber
    • Russian Major
    Hana Maria Pravda
    Hana Maria Pravda
    • Beata
    • (as Hana-Maria Pravda)
    George Innes
    George Innes
    • Bill
    Tony Selby
    Tony Selby
    • Ted
    Hugh Futcher
    Hugh Futcher
    • Joe
    Christopher Sandford
    Christopher Sandford
    • Johnny
    Colin Spaull
    Colin Spaull
    • Alf
    Larry Dann
    Larry Dann
    • Al
    • Director
      • J. Lee Thompson
    • Writers
      • Andrew Sinclair
      • Frederick L. Keefe
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    • Trivia
      David Niven's fee was $250,000.
    • Goofs
      The John Hurt character (Lieutenant Pilkington) has long hair, like John Lennon, not in keeping with British army regulations.
    • Quotes
      • Major Burnside: What languages do you speak?
      • Janovic: Russian, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, German, Romanian, Bulgar, Serbo-Croat, Romani, Italian, some Arabic, some Yiddish, a little Chinese.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: OCCUPIED AUSTRIA SPRING, 1945
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Make a Man of You
      (uncredited)
      Music by Herman Finck
      Lyrics by Arthur Wimperis

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 17, 1969 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bevor der Winter kommt
    • Filming locations
      • Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Windward
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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