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Breakthrough
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BREAKTHROUGH

"Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!"

19791h 33m5.9 TMDb

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

Spoiler-Free

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.

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Sergeant Steiner

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

General Webster

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Colonel Rogers

Véronique Vendell

Véronique Vendell

Yvette

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Keppel

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

Krüger

Michael Parks

Michael Parks

Sergeant Anderson

Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem

Major Stransky

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.8
Complexity7.3
Humor5.3
Realism10
Action5.4
Darkness6.1

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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