Counterpoint
An American symphony orchestra, on a USO tour in Belgium, is taken prisoner by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Lionel Evans Charlton Heston
- General Schiller Maximilian Schell
- Annabelle Rice Kathryn Hays
- Victor Rice Leslie Nielsen
- Colonel Arndt Anton Diffring
- Lt Long Linden Chiles
- Sgt Calloway Peter Masterson
- Captain Klingerman Curt Lowens
- Dorothy Neva Patterson
- Tartzoff Cyril Delevanti
- Jordon Gregory Morton
- Hook Parley Baer
- Chaminant Dan Drazer
- Prescott Ed Peck
- [general] Paul Birch
- [Belgian officer] Ralph Nelson
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Ralph Nelson
- Assistant Director Wallace Worsley
Production
- Production Company Universal Pictures
- Produced by Dick Berg
- Unit Production Manager William S. Gilmore Jr
- Assistant to the Producer David A. Hammond
Writing
- Screenplay by James Lee
- Screenplay by Joel Oliansky
- From the novel 'The General' by Alan Sillitoe
Photography
- Director of Photography Russell Metty
Special Effects
- Matte Supervisor Albert J. Whitlock
Editing
- Film Editor Howard G. Epstein
Design
- Art Director Alexander Golitzen
- Art Director Carl Anderson
- Set Decorations John McCarthy
- Set Decorations George Milo
Costumes
- Costumes by Burton Miller
Make-up
- Make-up Bud Westmore
- Cosmetics by Cinematique
- Hairstylist Larry Germain
Titles
- Titles by Universal Title & Optical
Music
- Music Bronislau Kaper
- Symphonic Selections Conducted by Lawrence Foster
- Music Supervision by Joseph Gershenson
- Conducting Coach for Mr Heston Lou Damiani
Sound
Consultant
- Technical Adviser D.R.O. Hatswell
- Dialogue Coach Dan Frazer
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] Harold Mendelsohn