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Breakthrough (1979)

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

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Andrew V. McLaglen

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Sergeant Steiner
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
General Webster
Helmut Griem
Helmut Griem
Major Stransky
Klaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch
Krüger
Michael Parks
Michael Parks
Sergeant Anderson
Werner Pochath
Werner Pochath
Keppel
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Colonel Rogers
Véronique Vendell
Véronique Vendell
Yvette
Horst Janson
Horst Janson
Captain Berger
Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen
Captain Kistner
Dieter Schidor
Dieter Schidor
Paul Anselm
Bruno Dietrich
Bruno Dietrich
Nissen
Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
General Hofmann
Sieghardt Rupp
Sieghardt Rupp
Corporal Rothe
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Schulze
Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner
SS Officer
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Paramedic

Crews

Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
Peter Berneis
Peter Berneis
Author
Tony Williamson
Tony Williamson
Author
Wolf C. Hartwig
Wolf C. Hartwig
Producer
Hubert Lukowski
Hubert Lukowski
Producer
Ted Richmond
Ted Richmond
Executive Producer
Ludwig Spitaler
Ludwig Spitaler
Executive Producer
Tony Imi
Tony Imi
Director of Photography
Helga Borsche
Helga Borsche
Editor
Raymond Poulton
Raymond Poulton
Editor
Herbert Taschner
Herbert Taschner
Editor
Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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