Breakthrough (1979)
Breakthrough (1979)
Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
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

Richard Burton Richard Burton As: Sergeant Steiner
Rod Steiger Rod Steiger As: General Webster
Helmut Griem Helmut Griem As: Major Stransky
Klaus Löwitsch Klaus Löwitsch As: Krüger
Michael Parks Michael Parks As: Sergeant Anderson
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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.


Tagline: Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
Certification: 16

Details

Genres: Drama, History, War

Language: English, Français, Deutsch, Pусский

Release Date: 01 March 1979

Country: DE

Runtime: 93m

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Company Credits

Company: Rapid Film

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Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Sergeant Steiner

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

General Webster

Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem

Major Stransky

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Krüger

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Sergeant Anderson

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Keppel

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Colonel Rogers

Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

Yvette

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Captain Berger

Joachim Hansen

Joachim Hansen

Captain Kistner

Dieter Schidor

Dieter Schidor

Paul Anselm

Bruno Dietrich

Bruno Dietrich

Nissen

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

General Hofmann

Sieghardt Rupp

Sieghardt Rupp

Corporal Rothe

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Schulze

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

SS Officer

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Paramedic

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Wolf C. Hartwig

Wolf C. Hartwig

Producer

Hubert Lukowski

Hubert Lukowski

Producer

Ted Richmond

Ted Richmond

Executive Producer

Ludwig Spitaler

Ludwig Spitaler

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Tony Imi

Tony Imi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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