Film · Drama, History, War

Breakthrough (1979)

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.

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers

Peter Berneis, Tony Williamson

Country

Germany

Language

German

Release date

March 1, 1979

Original title

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II