← ← Back
Movie poster: Before Winter Comes (1969)
🎬 Movie

Before Winter Comes

1969 · 103 min Drama Comedy
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

Watch online

Click to play

📋 Film Details

Year 1969
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director J. Lee Thompson
Runtime 103 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (13 votes)

📺 Where to Watch

Checking availability...

🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs its tension from the quiet bureaucratic battle over human fates, relying on the superb chemistry between Niven and Topol. It explores the absurdity of drawing lines on a map that determine lives, all wrapped in a veil of civilized comedy.

What lingers after the final frame is the chilling realization of how easily humanity becomes paperwork. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: J. Lee Thompson

🕯️

Best Watched

With a dry sherry, absorbed in the nuanced performances and post-war melancholy.

🎭 Cast

🎬 Similar Movies

No streaming sources found

💬 Audience Reviews

Write a Review

Quick rating — tap to vote:

Or write a full review:

0/2000