On paper, this ought to have been a belter. Andrew V. McLaglen being no stranger to grand scale c...
Breakthrough
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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Breakthrough
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- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 1, 1979
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama, History, War
User Score
58%
Original Title
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
Production Companies
Rapid Film
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Description
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.