Breakthrough
"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.
About Breakthrough (1979)
Released in 1979, Breakthrough is a drama, history and war film from Rapid Film (Germany). It was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The cast is led by Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum, Véronique Vendell and Werner Pochath. With a runtime of 1h 33m, the film averages 5.8/10 across 37 TMDB ratings.
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