Breakthrough (1979)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Andrew V. McLaglen
Genres : Drama, History, War
Status : Released
Released : Mar 1, 1979
Tagline : Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
Length : 93 minutes
Cast
Crew
- Producer : Hubert Lukowski
- Director : Andrew V. McLaglen
- Editor : Helga Borsche
- Editor : Herbert Taschner
- Author : Tony Williamson
- Producer : Wolf C. Hartwig
- Executive Producer : Ludwig Spitaler
- Director of Photography : Tony Imi
- Author : Peter Berneis
- Executive Producer : Ted Richmond
- Editor : Raymond Poulton
- Original Music Composer : Peter Thomas