.... yeah that`s what I thought , but Heston plays an arrogant , bullying indominatable conducter , so no miscasting there then . Leslie Nielson in a straight role ! , well this was made long before THE NAKED GUN so we can overlook that . If anything COUNTERPOINT is too safely cast , Maximilian Schell and Anton Diffring play German officers , Schell plays an ambigious German who`s not a die hard nazi but is worse in some ways while Diffring plays a streotypical nazi murderer , so no change there then.
COUNTERPOINT is a fairly good war drama. The only real bad point is the subplot of a traitor at work within the orchestra , when their identity is revealed it feels very rushed and underdeveloped . Still it`s an okay film to watch if there`s nothing else on , and watch the end titles where Heston puts on his most arrogant expression and turns to his left as the cast credits roll. I can`t help thinking this is done on purpose and brings a wry smile to my face
COUNTERPOINT is a fairly good war drama. The only real bad point is the subplot of a traitor at work within the orchestra , when their identity is revealed it feels very rushed and underdeveloped . Still it`s an okay film to watch if there`s nothing else on , and watch the end titles where Heston puts on his most arrogant expression and turns to his left as the cast credits roll. I can`t help thinking this is done on purpose and brings a wry smile to my face