Counterpoint

E43907

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.

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 →
director	Ralph Nelson →
distributor	Universal Pictures → Universal Pictures (USA theatrical) →
editedBy	Fredric Steinkamp →
filmingLocation	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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ralph Nelson →	directed
Perseus Books Group ("Counterpoint (historical association)") →	hasImprint