Counterpoint

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World War II film drama film film

Counterpoint is a 1968 World War II drama film starring Charlton Heston as an orchestra conductor captured by Nazis, directed by Ralph Nelson.

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Counterpoint (historical association) 1
General Schiller 0
Lionel Evans 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
author Alexander Baron ⓘ
basedOn The General ⓘ
character General Schiller ⓘ
Lionel Evans ⓘ
cinematographyBy Russell Metty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Ralph Nelson ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Universal Pictures (USA theatrical)
editedBy Fredric Steinkamp ⓘ
filmingLocation Universal Studios Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: Universal Studios
genre drama film ⓘ
war film ⓘ
hasTheme moral choices under occupation ⓘ
music in wartime ⓘ
musicBy Bronislau Kaper ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary An American symphony orchestra and its conductor are captured by Nazi forces and must perform for a German general while facing the threat of execution. ⓘ
portrayedBy Charlton Heston ⓘ
Maximilian Schell ⓘ
producer John C. Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany Universal Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1968-01-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1968 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 107 ⓘ
screenwriter James Lee ⓘ
Joel Oliansky ⓘ
setInPeriod World War II ⓘ
starring Charlton Heston ⓘ
James McEachin ⓘ
Kathryn Hays ⓘ
Kurt Kasznar ⓘ
Leslie Nielsen ⓘ
Linden Chiles ⓘ
Maximilian Schell ⓘ
Nehemiah Persoff ⓘ
Peter Mamakos ⓘ

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Ralph Nelson → directed → Counterpoint ⓘ
Perseus Books Group → hasImprint → Counterpoint ⓘ
this entity surface form: Counterpoint (historical association)