

Breakthrough (1979)
Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Richard Burton
Sergeant Steiner

Rod Steiger
General Webster

Robert Mitchum
Colonel Rogers

Véronique Vendell
Yvette

Werner Pochath
Keppel

Klaus Löwitsch
Krüger

Michael Parks
Sergeant Anderson

Helmut Griem
Major Stransky

Curd Jürgens
General Hofmann

Horst Janson
Captain Berger

Joachim Hansen
Captain Kistner

Dieter Schidor
Paul Anselm
Director & Crew
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 based on 35 votes.
Who directed Breakthrough?
Breakthrough was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and released in 1979.
How long is Breakthrough?
Breakthrough has a runtime of 1 hours and 33 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1979-03-01
- Status
- Released





