Film
Breakthrough
1979· 16· 1h 33m· Drama· History· War
“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.
1979-03-01
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Key Crew
DirectorAndrew V. McLaglen
ProducerHubert Lukowski
Director of PhotographyTony Imi
Original Music ComposerPeter Thomas
EditorHelga Borsche
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1979-03-01
Runtime1h 33m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosRapid Film · Taurus Film · Palladium
LanguagesEnglish · French · German · Russian
CountriesGermany
Rating5.8/10 · 36 votes
Original languagede
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