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6.2In 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: 1967-12-22106 minDir: Ralph NelsonWar, Drama, Thriller
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
Themes
- prisoner
- orchestra
- us army
- battle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Cast member
- Peter Masterson
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Russell Metty
- Narrative location
- Belgium
- Duration
- 107
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- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- title
- Counterpoint
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
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