Counterpoint Blu-ray
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Posted August 17, 2021 11:30 PM by Webmaster
Scorpion Releasing has revealed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of Ralph Nelson's action thriller Counterpoint (1968), starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen, and Anton Diffring. The release, which will be distributed by Kino Lorber, is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Synopsis: American orchestra conductor Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston), during a show in recently liberated Belgium, is captured with his musicians when Nazi troops ambush them. Held captive and told they will be executed, the group gets a reprieve after one of the Nazi generals, Schiller (Maximilian Schell), a passionate fan of classical music, demands the group mount a concert for the Germans. Trying to bide their time before the show, Evans and the players focus on an escape plan.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: American orchestra conductor Lionel Evans (Charlton Heston), during a show in recently liberated Belgium, is captured with his musicians when Nazi troops ambush them. Held captive and told they will be executed, the group gets a reprieve after one of the Nazi generals, Schiller (Maximilian Schell), a passionate fan of classical music, demands the group mount a concert for the Germans. Trying to bide their time before the show, Evans and the players focus on an escape plan.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles