Counterpoint
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.
Stars
Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Anton Diffring
Runtime
106 minutes
Release Date
December 22, 1967
Rating
6.0/10 (22 votes)