Counterpoint (1967)


Counterpoint
Release Date20 October 1967
GenreDrama, War
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish, German
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassWar Drama
TagsBattle Of Wills, Bomb, Capture, Classical Music, Concert, Conductor [music], Germany, Mass Grave, Music, Orchestra, Performer, Prison, Soldier, Symphony, Symphony Conductor, USO Tour, War

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.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Lionel Evans

Gen. Schiller

Annabelle Rice

Victor Rice

Col. Arndt

Linden Chiles
Lt. Long

Peter Masterson
Sgt. Calloway

Capt. Klingermann

Neva Patterson
Dorothy

Cyril Delevanti
Tartzoff

Gregory Morton
Jordon

Chaminant

Ed Peck
Prescott

Belgian officer

Trumpet player

Barry Ford
German "fake" US MP

Wilbur Schwandt
Orchestra

Director

Writer

James Lee

Joel Oliansky

Producer

Richard Berg
producer

Original Music

Bronislau Kaper
-

Cinematographer

Editor

Howard Epstein
-

Art Director

Carl Anderson
-

Alexander Golitzen
-

Set Decorator

John McCarthy Jr.
-

George Milo
-

Costume Designer

Burton Miller
-

Production Manager

Wallace Worsley Jr.
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director

Ted Swanson
second assistant director

Visual Effects

matte supervisor

Stunts

Lee Faulkner
stunts

Music Department

Leo Damiani
conducting coach: for Charlton Heston

Lawrence Foster
conductor: Symphonie selections

Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Distributor

Universal Pictures

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Miscellaneous

Cinematique
cosmetics






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