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Pointes et contrepointes

Original title: The Point
  • TV Movie
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
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7.5/10
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Pointes et contrepointes (1971)
A father tells his son a bedtime story about young Oblio (Mike Lookinland), who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point.
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A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.

  • Director
    • Fred Wolf
  • Writers
    • Harry Nilsson
    • Carole Beers
    • Norm Lenzer
  • Stars
    • Ringo Starr
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Paul Frees
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    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Fred Wolf
    • Writers
      • Harry Nilsson
      • Carole Beers
      • Norm Lenzer
    • Stars
      • Ringo Starr
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Paul Frees
    • 55User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
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    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Oblio's Father
    • (voice)
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    Lennie Weinrib
    Lennie Weinrib
    • Count
    • (voice)
    • (as Lenny Weinrib)
    Bill Martin
    • Rock Man
    • (voice)
    Buddy Foster
    Buddy Foster
    • Count's Son
    • (voice)
    Joan Gerber
    • Oblio's Mother
    • (voice)
    Mike Lookinland
    Mike Lookinland
    • Oblio
    • (voice)
    Alan Barzman
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    Alan Thicke
    Alan Thicke
    • Narrator…
    • Director
      • Fred Wolf
    • Writers
      • Harry Nilsson
      • Carole Beers
      • Norm Lenzer
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    • Trivia
      Although Sir Ringo Starr narrates the movie, Harry Nilsson narrated the original soundtrack album, which was released by RCA Records. Nipper, the RCA dog, has a pointed head on the cover.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Once upon a time, a long way from here, and a long way from now, there was a tiny village where everything, the houses and the carts, the bridges and the barns, everything, all had points on them. In fact, it was so full of points, that even the people had points! The people, right there on top of their heads! And it didn't seem strange at all, because that's the way life was in the village. That's the way it always had been, and for all anybody knew, that's the way it always would be.

    • Alternate versions
      The TV version features a narration by Dustin Hoffman; the Video Tape and Laser Disc releases are narrated by Ringo Starr.
    • Connections
      Featured in Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Everything's Got 'Em
      Written and Sung by Harry Nilsson

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    great movie for kids/adults
    I also watched this movie as a kid in the early 1970's. I think I first saw it at home (around '72 or '73) and a couple of years later saw it at school.

    I imagine it was used to promote peace and harmony not only among the races, but also among conservatives/liberals, and the like. Oblio was a kid who was born (the only one) without a point on his head. He goes into exile and is determined to find "his point" with his dog Arrow. Eventually, he returns to town to see if they will accept him along with his differences and is stunned to find out he now DOES have a point on his head. The only problem is that the town now has round heads, but they take him in warmly. Excellent movie to teach about racism or how we are all different, but we must all be accepted.
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    • scnelson01
    • Jul 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1971 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Fred Wolf Films
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Point
    • Production companies
      • Murakami-Wolf Productions
      • Nilsson House Music Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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