Before Winter Comes
1969 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 439 VOTES · DIR. J. Lee Thompson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,301 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 (SOMBRE CHORAL CHOIR)
00:07:36 That's what they said at school Greek is the best of the Russian alphabet
00:10:10 You heard what I said, that means like the bleeding Devil.
00:13:08 First of all, them to fall out over there and get their rations.
00:17:00 That's ours. - David, Willie, straight up there.
00:20:37 Allies.
00:25:17 (SHOUTING)
00:29:10 I don't need the Americans to settle my problems, Mr Pilkington.
00:35:07 For God's sake, old boy.
00:38:34 Erm, yes, bad form but right.
00:41:55 Nose. - Nase.
00:44:57 March time! Halt!
00:49:13 I mean a real witch and she is killing Komenski.
00:53:34 (TEMPO INCREASES)
00:57:24 (YELLS) Present arms.
01:01:41 Oh, thank you, Sir, would you send him back my, you know.
01:04:45 Let's shout across the border.
01:09:01 It's mine. - Oh.
01:13:06 But you are the Major and you will go where the army goes.
01:17:34 Janno must go away. - What happened?
01:21:29 (ISSUES ORDER IN RUSSIAN)
01:25:27 Woody, detail a jeep and escort her to the check point at the frontier.
01:29:02 Maria, live!
01:33:20 I'm afraid there's no question of your rejoining your regiment.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,301
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:33:20
Production Record
DirectorJ. Lee Thompson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes439