Counterpoint also known as The Battle Horns or The General is an 1968 epic war film starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, and Leslie Nielsen. It is based on the novel The General by Alan Sillitoe. In the United States the film was released as a double feature with Sergeant Ryker a 1963 television film starring Lee Marvin.
The orchestras performances, which include works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, and Schubert, were performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.Filmed at Universal Studios including a set built for The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923 film, the film began shooting onNovember 1966 and concludedJanuary 1967. Two days were removed from the production schedule and the script was rewritten without consulting the director Ralph Nelson. ........
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