Counterpoint
1967 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,122 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Nelson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 704 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:00 Our conductor got us full coverage, General.
00:08:17 Everyone stay where he is. I'll handle this.
00:10:52 Operating out of an authentic medieval castle.
00:13:44 It probably will run out of fuel.
00:15:56 Your only appearance there. You were superb.
00:17:42 You Americans, so addicted to stereotypes.
00:20:08 It's utilitarian value...
00:23:49 Let me remind you that I can read perfectly well.
00:26:36 This place is uncomfortable enough as it is. You will forgive me.
00:28:50 I can only hope so.
00:33:24 Give it to me.
00:37:04 You're not good at imitations. I'm going alone.
00:41:00 Like every idea I had concerning you, it was a miserable flop.
00:48:09 Once again, please. From bar 19.
00:53:31 This man Evans, is not our prisoner.
00:56:12 We'll need men's ties, women's stockings.
00:59:36 - What did Schiller want? - Me, I suspect.
01:05:24 Former lover recalling the past.
01:14:01 You're a man of unceasing activity and matchless energy.
01:17:18 It'll be there.
01:19:40 He has his orders. At nine o'clock.
01:32:48 Section fall in.
01:35:40 You've got 70 people on that bus. Go, damn it!
01:40:48 General!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed704
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:40:48
Production Record
DirectorRalph Nelson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,122