Breakthrough (1979)
Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
1979 · 1h 33m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Music by: Peter Thomas
Cinematography: Tony Imi
Editor: Helga Borsche, Herbert Taschner
Part of the Cross of Iron franchise.
Cast
Richard Burton as Sergeant SteinerRod Steiger as General WebsterRobert Mitchum as Colonel RogersVéronique Vendell as YvetteWerner Pochath as KeppelKlaus Löwitsch as KrügerMichael Parks as Sergeant AndersonHelmut Griem as Major StranskyCurd Jürgens as General HofmannHorst Janson as Captain BergerJoachim Hansen as Captain KistnerDieter Schidor as Paul AnselmMore like this
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