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Counterpoint (1967)

★ 6.2/10 106 min War, Drama, Thriller United States English
Director: Ralph Nelson
Novel: Alan Sillitoe
Screenplay by: Joel Oliansky, James Lee
Streaming: Not available
For every move... a counter move - for every attack... a counter attack!

Description

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.

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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston Lionel Evans
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell Gen. Schiller
Kathryn Hays
Kathryn Hays Annabelle Rice
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen Victor Rice
Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring Col. Arndt
Linden Chiles Lt. Long
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson Sgt. Calloway
Curt Lowens
Curt Lowens Capt. Klingerman

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