Breakthrough
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenStarting 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.
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Breakthrough was released on March 1, 1979.
Breakthrough was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
Breakthrough has a runtime of 1h 33m.
Breakthrough was produced by Wolf C. Hartwig, Hubert Lukowski.
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.
The key characters in Breakthrough are Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton), General Webster (Rod Steiger), Colonel Rogers (Robert Mitchum).
Breakthrough is rated PG.
Breakthrough is a War, Drama, History film.
Breakthrough has an audience rating of 4.8 out of 10.