Counterpoint

Counterpoint

106 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | Dec. 22, 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.

Counterpoint

106 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | Dec. 22, 1967

Counterpoint
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Counterpoint
Directors Ralph Nelson
Writers Joel Oliansky, James Lee, Alan Sillitoe

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

Dan Frazer

as Chaminant

Ed Peck

as Prescott