Before Winter Comes
1969, English. Directed by J. Lee Thompson.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 January 1969
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Andrew Sinclair
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Before Winter Comes runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Before Winter Comes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 January 1969. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like Before Winter Comes?
If you liked Before Winter Comes, try Don't Think Twice, Sometimes Always Never, It Runs in the Family.
Who directed Before Winter Comes?
Before Winter Comes (1969) was directed by J. Lee Thompson and stars David Niven, Chaim Topol, Anna Karina.