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Breakthrough (1979)

Breakthrough (1979)

Drama History War

Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!

Release Date: 1979, March 1
Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen
Countries: Germany
Production: Rapid Film
Cast: Christoph Waltz, Michael Parks, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Günter Meisner, Sieghardt Rupp, Rod Steiger, Joachim Hansen, Curd Jürgens, Véronique Vendell, Klaus Löwitsch, Helmut Griem

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.

Keywords:

sequel world war ii nazi assassination normandy, france troops adolf hitler