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Breakthrough (1979)

Original title: Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II

PG · 1979-03-01 · 1h 51m · DE
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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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Andrew V. McLaglenDirector

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Richard BurtonRichard BurtonSergeant SteinerRod SteigerRod SteigerGeneral WebsterHelmut GriemHelmut GriemMajor StranskyKlaus LöwitschKlaus LöwitschKrügerMichael ParksMichael ParksSergeant AndersonWerner PochathWerner PochathKeppelRobert MitchumRobert MitchumColonel RogersVéronique VendellVéronique VendellYvetteHorst JansonHorst JansonCaptain BergerJoachim HansenJoachim HansenCaptain KistnerDieter SchidorDieter SchidorPaul AnselmBruno DietrichBruno DietrichNissen

Keywords

SequelWorld war iiNaziNormandy, franceAdolf hitlerHitlerAssassinationTroops

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinitySequel · World War Ii · NaziDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference230679Actor preference74721 · 266075 · 107280

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What is Breakthrough about?

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.

How long is Breakthrough?

Breakthrough has a runtime of 111 minutes.