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Before Winter Comes takes place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. British Major Giles Burnside ( David Niven) is assigned to an refugee camp in occupied Austria; his mission is to send the groups of displaced civilians to either the Russian zone or the American zone. Burnside is a by-the-book officer but he runs into trouble with the ...
Before Winter Comes: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt. 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.
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- Comedy, Drama, War
- J. Lee Thompson
- 1968
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. J. Lee Thompson. Director. Andrew Sinclair. Screenplay.
Before Winter Comes PG 1969 1 hr. 43 min. Drama List Reviews 33% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A Soviet deserter (Topol) acts as interpreter for a British major (David Niven) in a displaced ...
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- J. Lee Thompson
- PG
- David Niven
Before Winter Comes. 1968 · 1 hr 43 min. PG. Comedy · Drama · War. In the shadow of World War II, an interpreter at an Austrian refugee camp mediates between the British and the Soviets over the fate of its residents. Subtitles: English. Starring: David Niven Topol Anna Karina. Directed by: J. Lee Thompson. In the shadow of World War II, an ...
- J. Lee Thompson
- January 1, 1968
- David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina
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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 people into either the American or Russian zones. — alfiehitchie.
She began appearing in the popular British TV series Brookside before making her first film in 1985, Sacred Hearts. A small role in the Robbie Coltrane-Rik Mayall vehicle Eat the Rich (1987) followed before Cartlidge had her first leading role in Mike Leigh's scathing Naked (1993). Cartlidge never took a safe approach in her films.
