Counterpoint (1967)
In December of 1944, Lionel Evans, an internationally renowned American conductor, is on a USO tour with his 70-piece symphony orchestra in newly-liberated Belgium. While fleeing from a German counterattack, Evans and his orchestra members are captured by a Panzer division and taken to an old chateau in Luxembourg. Despite orders to execute every prisoner, General Schiller, an avid music lover, commands Evans to give a private concert for him.
- Released
- 1967-12-22
- Genres
- War, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ralph Nelson, Joel Oliansky, James Lee
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 24 votes
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Lionel Evans
- Maximilian Schell as Gen. Schiller
- Kathryn Hays as Annabelle Rice
- Leslie Nielsen as Victor Rice
- Anton Diffring as Col. Arndt
- Linden Chiles as Lt. Long
- Peter Masterson as Sgt. Calloway
- Curt Lowens as Capt. Klingerman
- Neva Patterson as Dorothy
- Cyril Delevanti as Tartzoff
- Gregory Morton as Jordon
- Parley Baer as Hook
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