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.
Charlton Heston
as Lionel Evans
Maximilian Schell
as Gen. Schiller
Kathryn Hays
as Annabelle Rice
Leslie Nielsen
as Victor Rice
Anton Diffring
as Col. Arndt
Linden Chiles
as Lt. Long
Peter Masterson
as Sgt. Calloway
Curt Lowens
as Capt. Klingerman
Neva Patterson
as Dorothy
Cyril Delevanti
as Tartzoff
Gregory Morton
as Jordon
Parley Baer
as Hook
