Breakthrough (1979)

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.

Directing:
  • Andrew V. McLaglen

Writing:
  • Peter Berneis
  • Tony Williamson

Stars:
Release Date: 1979-03-01
themoviedb icon 5.8/10
  • Country: DE
  • Language: English | Français | Pусский | Deutsch
  • Runtime: 111

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Helmut Griem
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Michael Parks
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Robert Mitchum
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Colonel Rogers
Véronique Vendell
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Yvette
Horst Janson
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Günter Meisner
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