Breakthrough (1979)

  • 16
  • 03/01/1979 (DE)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 1h 33m

Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!

Overview

Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.

Andrew V. McLaglen

Director

Cast

Richard Burton's headshot

Richard Burton

Sergeant Steiner
Rod Steiger's headshot

Rod Steiger

General Webster
Helmut Griem's headshot

Helmut Griem

Major Stransky
Klaus Löwitsch's headshot

Klaus Löwitsch

Krüger
Michael Parks's headshot

Michael Parks

Sergeant Anderson
Werner Pochath's headshot

Werner Pochath

Keppel
Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Colonel Rogers
Véronique Vendell's headshot

Véronique Vendell

Yvette

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