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Counterpoint

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American orchestra conductor Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston), during a show in recently liberated Belgium, is captured with his musicians when Nazi troops ambush them. Held captive and told they will be executed, the group gets a reprieve after one of the Nazi generals, Schiller (Maximilian Schell), a passionate fan of classical music, demands the group mount a concert for the Germans. Trying to bide their time before the show, Evans and the players focus on an escape plan.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 07/10/2018
1.5/4
Counterpoint is possibly the most unlikely war movie of 1968, but it has a perverse charm and a lot of good classical music. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella Edge Media Network 11/02/2021
C
It's not a bad film, just an odd one, and a very Hollywood-ized version of what WWII was like. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ralph Nelson

Director

Charlton Heston

Lionel Evans

Maximilian Schell

Gen. Schiller

Kathryn Hays

Annabelle Rice

Leslie Nielsen

Victor Rice

Anton Diffring

Col. Arndt

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Synopsis American orchestra conductor Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston), during a show in recently liberated Belgium, is captured with his musicians when Nazi troops ambush them. Held captive and told they will be executed, the group gets a reprieve after one of the Nazi generals, Schiller (Maximilian Schell), a passionate fan of classical music, demands the group mount a concert for the Germans. Trying to bide their time before the show, Evans and the players focus on an escape plan.
Director
Ralph Nelson
Screenwriter
James Lee, Joel Oliansky, Alan Sillitoe
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 15, 2012
Runtime
1h 47m