
Counterpoint
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.
Release Date: 1967-12-22
War
Drama
Thriller
★★★★★★★★★★ (19 votes)
Casts

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

Peter Masterson
as Sgt. Calloway

Curt Lowens
as Capt. Klingerman

Neva Patterson
as Dorothy

Cyril Delevanti
as Tartzoff