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.
Title | Counterpoint |
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Year | 1967 |
Genre | War, Drama, Thriller |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures |
Cast | Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Anton Diffring, Linden Chiles |
Crew | Alan Sillitoe (Novel), Howard Epstein (Editor), Richard Berg (Producer), Joel Oliansky (Screenplay), Bronislau Kaper (Original Music Composer), Ralph Nelson (Director) |
Keyword | prisoner, orchestra, us army, battle |
Release | Dec 22, 1967 |
Runtime | 106 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 18 users |
Popularity | 3 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Deutsch, English |