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
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00:01:00 Our conductor got us full coverage, General.
00:08:17 Everyone stay where he is. I'll handle this.
00:10:47 Panzer division.
00:13:42 Lieutenant Heisse has captured a bus.
00:15:46 I possess a collection of your recordings I believe to be definitive.
00:17:35 - The execution of my musicians... - And their conductor.
00:19:48 But the artist like art, must also be functional.
00:23:29 That should be a familiar experience.
00:26:17 They've saddled us for a couple of stand-bys.
00:28:33 I won't allow it.
00:32:56 Urgent, for colonel Arndt.
00:36:33 You were right. That egomaniac expects us to die for him.
00:40:30 I come back to the nice warm chapel
00:44:10 Lieutenant, hide in the horn section.
00:51:25 Our union be damned? This is the last straw!
00:55:24 They're infantry, not Air Force.
00:58:36 Then I'm afraid you're due for another disappointment to night.
01:04:05 Complete to the musicians behind the screen.
01:12:31 Aspirin. The strongest thing I could find.
01:16:35 Is it mere coincidence
01:18:59 Now, the Partisans are supposed to attack at 9 o'clock.
01:31:54 Got a light?
01:34:26 Follow me.
01:39:15 Yes, sir, General.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed704
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:39:15
Production Record
DirectorRalph Nelson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,122