Breakthrough

– Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 51 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Original Name:
Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
Breakthrough (1979) - Also known as Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II

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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Breakthrough (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jan 1981

Language:

German, English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

Peter Berneis (screenplay), Tony Williamson (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem, Klaus Löwitsch

Plot:

In 1944 German sergeant Rolf Steiner is on the Russian Front where out of frustration he hits an officer. Steiner is sent on leave to Paris to avoid further incidents. In Paris news of the Allied Invasion of Normandy arrive and Steiner meets up with his unit there being recently transferred from Russia. Steiner finds out that his old company commander from the Russian Front, Major Von Stransky, is his new commander. Steiner and Von Stransky hate one another. The German general in charge of the area is General Hofmann who's a member of the conspiracy to kill Hitler. Hofmann hopes to surrender his troops to the Americans. He reveals his plans to Sergeant Steiner and asks Steiner to meet the Americans to negotiate a possible surrender if Hitler is eliminated. When the plot to kill Hitler fails, the surrender plan is in jeopardy.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.0/10