Breakthrough (1979)
1h 51m
Running Time
March 1, 1979Release Date
Breakthrough (1979)
1h 51m
Running Time
March 1, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Richard Burton
Sgt. Rolf Steiner
Rod Steiger
Gen. Webster
Helmut Griem
Maj. von Stransky
Klaus Löwitsch
Uffz. Krüger
Michael Parks
Sgt. Anderson
Robert Mitchum
Colonel Rogers
Werner Pochath
Schütze Keppel
Véronique Vendell
Yvette
Horst Janson
Capt. Berger
Dagobert Lindlau
Writer
Joachim Hansen
Capt. Kistner
Dieter Schidor
Paul Anselm
Walter Ullrich
Schütze Hauser
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
Bruno Dietrich
Nissen
Curd Jürgens
General Hofmann
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1979
Original NameSteiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Genres
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Wiki.
Breakthrough, also released as Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2 and Sergeant Steiner is a 1979 war film set on the Western Front, specifically the Normandy coastline. The picture is a sequel to Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, and includes several characters from that film.
The film stars several big names including Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum and Rod Steiger. Burton (Sergeant Steiner) and Helmut Griem (Major Stransky) assume the roles played by James Coburn and Maximilian Schell respectively in the original film. The supporting cast features Michael Parks and Curd Jürgens. This also marks the film debut of Christoph Waltz, playing an uncredited role. Klaus Löwitsch is the only actor from Cross of Iron to reprise his role.
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