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Breakthrough

1979 Drama, History, War · 1h 51m
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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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Movie Score

58%

Released

March 1, 1979,

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Film Series

Cross of Iron Movies

Cast

Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem, Klaus Löwitsch, Michael Parks, Werner Pochath

Genre

Drama, History, War

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Movie Score

58%

Released

March 1, 1979,

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Film Series

Cross of Iron Movies

Cast

Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem, Klaus Löwitsch, Michael Parks, Werner Pochath

Genre

Drama, History, War

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