Before Winter Comes

– Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpre..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Before Winter Comes (1969)

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.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

08 Aug 1969

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
M

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writer:

Andrew Sinclair (screenplay), Frederick L. Keefe (based on "The Interpreter" by)

Main Actors:

David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt

Plot:

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.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10