Quick facts
- Released
- March 1, 1979
- Runtime
- 93 min
- IMDb
- tt0078320
- Country
- Germany
- Studio
- Rapid Film, Taurus Film, Palladium
Cast
Richard Burton
Sergeant Steiner
Rod Steiger
General Webster
Robert Mitchum
Colonel Rogers
Véronique Vendell
Yvette
Werner Pochath
Keppel
Klaus Löwitsch
Krüger
Michael Parks
Sergeant Anderson
Helmut Griem
Major Stransky
Curd Jürgens
General Hofmann
Horst Janson
Captain Berger
Joachim Hansen
Captain Kistner
Dieter Schidor
Paul Anselm
Bruno Dietrich
Nissen
Sieghardt Rupp
Corporal Rothe
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Schulze
Günter Meisner
SS Officer
Christoph Waltz
Paramedic
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- Who directed Breakthrough?
- Breakthrough was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
- Who stars in Breakthrough?
- Breakthrough stars Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum, Véronique Vendell.
- When was Breakthrough released?
- Breakthrough is a 1979 drama, history, war film.
- Where can I watch Breakthrough?
- You can watch Breakthrough with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.