
Breakthrough (1979)
Released:
1979-03-01
Duration:
1hr 33min
Rating 5.8
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.
Production Companies
Rapid Film
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | de |
Popularity | 4.653 |
Directed By
Andrew V. McLaglen
Crew
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen
Author
Peter Berneis
Peter Berneis
Author
Tony Williamson
Tony Williamson
Producer
Wolf C. Hartwig
Wolf C. Hartwig
Producer
Hubert Lukowski
Hubert Lukowski
Executive Producer
Ted Richmond
Ted Richmond
Executive Producer
Ludwig Spitaler
Ludwig Spitaler
Director of Photography
Tony Imi
Tony Imi
Editor
Helga Borsche
Helga Borsche
Editor
Raymond Poulton
Raymond Poulton
Editor
Herbert Taschner
Herbert Taschner
Original Music Composer
Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas
TOP CAST

Richard Burton
Sergeant Steiner

Rod Steiger
General Webster

Helmut Griem
Major Stransky

Klaus Löwitsch
Krüger

Michael Parks
Sergeant Anderson

Werner Pochath
Keppel

Robert Mitchum
Colonel Rogers

Véronique Vendell
Yvette

Horst Janson
Captain Berger

Joachim Hansen
Captain Kistner

Dieter Schidor
Paul Anselm

Bruno Dietrich
Nissen

Curd Jürgens
General Hofmann

Sieghardt Rupp
Corporal Rothe

Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Schulze

Günter Meisner
SS Officer

Christoph Waltz
Paramedic