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Breakthrough is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Andrew V. McLaglen released in USA on 1 march 1979 with Richard Burton
Breakthrough (1979)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 march 1979
Length 1h52
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
OriginGerman
Themes Political films
Rating50%
Breakthrough is a 1979 war film set on the Western Front. The picture is a sequel to Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, and borrows several characters from that film.
The film starred several big names including Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum and Rod Steiger. Burton as Sergeant Steiner and Helmut Griem as Major Stransky reprise roles played by James Coburn and Maximilian Schell respectively in the original film. The supporting cast features Michael Parks and Curd Jurgens.
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
(Sergeant Steiner)
Rod Steiger
(General Webster)
Michael Parks
(Sergeant Anderson)
Helmut Griem
(Major Stransky)
Curd Jürgens
(General Hofmann)
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