Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Breakthrough was released on March 1, 1979.
The runtime of Breakthrough is 1h 33m.
Breakthrough is a Drama, History, War movie.
Breakthrough has a rating of 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
Breakthrough is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Breakthrough was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
The main cast of Breakthrough includes Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum.
Breakthrough is originally in German.