Summary
Before Winter Comes is a British film first released in 1969,
directed by J. Lee Thompson.
The film stars David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt and Anthony Quayle.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Script: Frederick L. Keefe, Andrew Sinclair
- Photo: Gilbert Taylor
- Music: Ron Grainer
- Cast: David Niven (Maj. Giles Burnside), Topol (Janovic), Anna Karina (Maria), John Hurt (Lt. Francis Pilkington), Anthony Quayle (Brig. Bewley), Ori Levy (Kamenev), John Collin (Sgt. Woody), George Innes (Bill), Hugh Futcher (Joe), Tony Selby (Ted), Colin Spaull (Alf), Christopher Sandford (Johnny), Larry Dann (Al), Karel Stepanek (Count Keraassy), Mark Malicz (Komenski), Gertan Klauber (Russian major), Hana Maria Pravda (Beata), Jeffrey Wickham (Capt. Boots), Constantine Gregory (Russian corporal), Britt Bern (Marta), Guy Deghy (Kovacs), Gisela Fritsch (Anna), Harry Kalenberg (Policeman), Peter Mathes (Malik), John Savident (British corporal), Karin Schröder (Pregnant girl), Jerry Tarrant (British corporal)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 107 min
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