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Breakthrough

Breakthrough

# Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
Drama   History   War
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , German , Russian
📆 Date Released: 1979-03-01
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Richard Burton original image
Sergeant Steiner
Richard Burton
Rod Steiger original image
General Webster
Rod Steiger
Helmut Griem original image
Major Stransky
Helmut Griem
Klaus Löwitsch original image
Krüger
Klaus Löwitsch
Michael Parks original image
Sergeant Anderson
Michael Parks
Werner Pochath original image
Keppel
Werner Pochath
Robert Mitchum original image
Colonel Rogers
Robert Mitchum
Véronique Vendell original image
Yvette
Véronique Vendell
Horst Janson original image
Captain Berger
Horst Janson
Joachim Hansen original image
Captain Kistner
Joachim Hansen
Dieter Schidor original image
Paul Anselm
Dieter Schidor
Bruno Dietrich original image
Nissen
Bruno Dietrich
Curd Jürgens original image
General Hofmann
Curd Jürgens
Sieghardt Rupp original image
Corporal Rothe
Sieghardt Rupp
Hans-Jürgen Schatz original image
Schulze
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Günter Meisner original image
SS Officer
Günter Meisner
Christoph Waltz original image
Paramedic
Christoph Waltz

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