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Counterpoint (1967)

Counterpoint (1967)

Drama Thriller War

For every move... a counter move - for every attack... a counter attack!

Release Date: 1967, December 22
Directors: Ralph Nelson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures
Cast: Charlton Heston, Parley Baer, Leslie Nielsen, Curt Lowens, Ed Peck, Maximilian Schell, Anton Diffring, Cyril Delevanti, Neva Patterson, Linden Chiles, Gregory Morton, Dan Frazer

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

battle us army prisoner orchestra