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"For every move... a counter move - for every attack... a counter attack!"

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.

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  • Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston

    Lionel Evans

  • Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian Schell

    Gen. Schiller

  • Kathryn Hays

    Kathryn Hays

    Annabelle Rice

  • Leslie Nielsen

    Leslie Nielsen

    Victor Rice

  • Anton Diffring

    Anton Diffring

    Col. Arndt

  • Linden Chiles

    Linden Chiles

    Lt. Long

  • Peter Masterson

    Peter Masterson

    Sgt. Calloway

  • Curt Lowens

    Curt Lowens

    Capt. Klingerman

  • Neva Patterson

    Neva Patterson

    Dorothy

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.

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