Before Winter Comes (1969)

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.

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

Cast: David Niven, Chaim Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle, Ori Levy, John Collin, Karl Stepanek, Guy Deghy, Mark Malicz, Gertan Klauber, Hana Maria Pravda

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Rating: 5.9/10

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