Bevor der Winter kommt

Bevor der Winter kommt (1969)

Before Winter Comes

Der Film spielt in einem Flüchtlingslager im besetzten Österreich nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Ein gewitzter mehrsprachiger Dolmetscher, der zwischen russischen und britischen Militärführern vermittelt, gerät in eine freundschaftliche Rivalität mit dem britischen Major Giles Burnside, der für die Zuteilung der Vertriebenen in die amerikanische oder russische Zone verantwortlich ist.

Erscheinungsdatum
1969-01-17
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (14)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 43 Min.
Genres
Drama, Komödie
Regie
J. Lee Thompson

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Before Winter Comes is a 1969 British comedy-drama war film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Andrew Sinclair.

Production

The film was based on a short story The Interpreter which had appeared in The New Yorker. Screenwriter Andrew Sinclair says David Niven insisted on a title change as he did not play the interpreter.

J. Lee Thompson said he made the film to return to more intimate dramas of earlier in his career such as Woman in a Dressing Gown.

Niven's fee was $250,000. It was an early screen role for Topol, who had become famous playing Fiddler on the Roof on stage in London. J. Lee Thompson called Topol "the Frank Sinatra of Israel, rugged, handsome, a Clark Gable type or a European version of Burt Lancaster."

Filming took place south of Salzburg. John Hurt recalled "Niven was very helpful" during the shoot "because Chaim (Topol) was being difficult and tricksy."

In 2023, actor Larry Dann dedicated a chapter of his autobiography "Oh, What A Lovely Memoir" to share his memories of the making of this production.

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