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Poster of Counterpoint

Counterpoint

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

1967 · 1 h 46 · United States · English

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • War

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.

Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Written by
Joel Oliansky, James Lee
Based on
Alan Sillitoe

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