Breakthrough
1979, German. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Andrew V. McLaglenDirector
- Richard BurtonSergeant Steiner
- Rod SteigerGeneral Webster
- Robert MitchumColonel Rogers
- Véronique VendellYvette
- Werner PochathKeppel
- Klaus LöwitschKrüger
- Michael ParksSergeant Anderson
- Helmut GriemMajor Stransky
- Curd JürgensGeneral Hofmann
- Horst JansonCaptain Berger
- Joachim HansenCaptain Kistner
- Dieter SchidorPaul Anselm
Details
- Released
- 1 March 1979
- Original title
- Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
- Country
- Germany
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Breakthrough runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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If you liked Breakthrough, try Cross of Iron, Saving Private Ryan, Walking with the Enemy.
Who directed Breakthrough?
Breakthrough (1979) was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and stars Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum.