Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes is a 1969 British comedy-drama war film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Andrew Sinclair.
Plot
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 translation of the many different languages. However, one of the refugees, Janovic (Topol), can speak many languages and is willing to help. Janovic quickly conveys Burnside's orders and helps the camp run smoothly. Janovic runs into romance with a lovely innkeeper, Maria (Anna Karina), until he discovers her affair with Burnside. Meanwhile, Janovic is found to be a Red Army deserter, who should be returned to the Soviet authorities to be executed. Burnside offers to help him escape, but Janovic cannot decide whether to trust him.
More details
author | Andrew Sinclair |
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contentLocation | Austria |
director | J. Lee Thompson |
editor | Willy Kemplen |
events | World War II |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | allied-occupied austria british army capture occupied austria red army refugee camp russian soldier surround topol walk |
musicBy | Ron Grainer |
producer | Robert Emmett Ginna |
productionCompany | Windward |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | war |