Counterpoint (film)

Counterpoint
Film Poster
Directed byRalph Nelson
Written byJames Lee (Screenplay)
Joel Oliansky (Screenplay)
Based onThe General
by Alan Sillitoe
Produced byRichard Berg
StarringCharlton Heston
Maximilian Schell
Leslie Nielsen
Kathryn Hays
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byHoward Epstein
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 13, 1968 (1968-03-13) (New York City)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Counterpoint is a 1968 war film starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays 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.