Counterpoint (1968 film)
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| Directed by | Ralph Nelson |
| Produced by | Richard Berg |
| Written by | James Lee (Screenplay) Joel Oliansky (Screenplay) Alan Sillitoe (novel) |
| Starring | Charlton Heston Maximilian Schell Leslie Nielsen Kathryn Hays |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Howard Epstein |
| Distributed by | Universal NBC (Original Airing) |
| Release date(s) | March 13, 1968 |
| Running time | 107 Min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Counterpoint (also known as The Battle Horns or The General) is an 1968 epic war film starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, and Leslie Nielsen. It's based on the novel "The General" by Alan Sillitoe.
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[edit] Taglines
- For Every move a Counter-move, For Every Attack a Counter-attack[1]
- Adventure waits at trigger-point when Charlton Heston and Maximilian Schell Duel in Counterpoint
[edit] Plot
Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston) is the director of a well-respected symphony orchestra touring European concert halls around 1944 in WW2. In the midst of one concert, the city where they are playing is attacked by German troops, and when Evans and his musicians try to escape, they are captured by Nazi soldiers led by Col. Arndt (Anton Diffring). Evans and the orchestra are taken to a castle where they are to bide their time before being executed; but it turns out that Arndt's superior, Gen. Schiller (Maximilian Schell), is a big classical music fan. Schiller commands Evans and his symphony to prepare a special concert for the Nazis, but Evans realizes that the moment the concert is over, he and his musicians will be killed.
[edit] Cast
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. Klingermann
Neva Patterson as Dorothy
Cyril Delevanti as Tartzoff
Gregory Morton as Jordon
[edit] Music
The orchestra's performances, which include works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, and Schubert, were performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]
[edit] Translations[3]
West Germany : Der Befehl
Sweden : I krigets järngrepp
Denmark : Krigens symfoni
Greece : Nyhtes kolaseos
Finland : Sankareitten sinfonia
Italy : Sinfonia di guerra
France : La Symphonie des héros
USA (working title) : The Battle Horns
USA (working title) : The General
Spain : Una Tumba al amanecer
[edit] References
- ^ ebay.com. Counterpoint. Retrieved on unknown, 2007.
- ^ allmovie.com. Counterpoint. Retrieved on October 15, 2007.
- ^ imdb.com. Counterpoint. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.
