Poster of Breakthrough

Breakthrough

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
Release Date: Thursday, March 1 1979
45 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Richard BurtonRichard Burton
Richard Burton was
53 in Breakthrough
as 'Sergeant Steiner'.
Tue, Nov 10 1925 –
Sun, Aug 05 1984
Portrait of Rod SteigerRod Steiger
Rod Steiger was
53 in Breakthrough
as 'General Webster'.
Tue, Apr 14 1925 –
Tue, Jul 09 2002
Portrait of Helmut GriemHelmut Griem
Helmut Griem was
46 in Breakthrough
as 'Major Stransky'.
Wed, Apr 06 1932 –
Fri, Nov 19 2004
Portrait of Klaus LöwitschKlaus Löwitsch
Klaus Löwitsch was
42 in Breakthrough
as 'Krüger'.
Wed, Apr 08 1936 –
Tue, Dec 03 2002
Portrait of Michael ParksMichael Parks
Michael Parks was
38 in Breakthrough
as 'Sergeant Anderson'.
Wed, Apr 24 1940 –
Tue, May 09 2017
Portrait of Werner PochathWerner Pochath
Werner Pochath was
39 in Breakthrough
as 'Keppel'.
Fri, Sep 29 1939 –
Sun, Apr 18 1993
Portrait of Robert MitchumRobert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum was
61 in Breakthrough
as 'Colonel Rogers'.
Mon, Aug 06 1917 –
Tue, Jul 01 1997
Portrait of Véronique VendellVéronique Vendell
Véronique Vendell was
36 in Breakthrough
as 'Yvette'.
Tue, Jul 21 1942
Portrait of Horst JansonHorst Janson
Horst Janson was
43 in Breakthrough
as 'Captain Berger'.
Fri, Oct 04 1935
Portrait of Joachim HansenJoachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen was
48 in Breakthrough
as 'Captain Kistner'.
Sat, Jun 28 1930 –
Thu, Sep 13 2007
Portrait of Dieter SchidorDieter Schidor
Dieter Schidor was
30 in Breakthrough
as 'Paul Anselm'.
Sat, Mar 06 1948 –
Thu, Sep 17 1987
Portrait of Bruno DietrichBruno Dietrich
Bruno Dietrich was
39 in Breakthrough
as 'Nissen'.
Mon, Apr 03 1939
Portrait of Curd JürgensCurd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens was
63 in Breakthrough
as 'General Hofmann'.
Mon, Dec 13 1915 –
Fri, Jun 18 1982
Portrait of Sieghardt RuppSieghardt Rupp
Sieghardt Rupp was
47 in Breakthrough
as 'Corporal Rothe'.
Sun, Jun 14 1931 –
Mon, Jul 20 2015
Portrait of Hans-Jürgen SchatzHans-Jürgen Schatz
Hans-Jürgen Schatz was
20 in Breakthrough
as 'Schulze'.
Fri, Oct 10 1958
Portrait of Günter MeisnerGünter Meisner
Günter Meisner was
52 in Breakthrough
as 'SS Officer'.
Sun, Apr 18 1926 –
Mon, Dec 05 1994
Portrait of Christoph WaltzChristoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz was
22 in Breakthrough
as 'Paramedic'.
Thu, Oct 04 1956

Crew

Portrait of Andrew V. McLaglenAndrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen was
58 in Breakthrough
as 'Director'
Wed, Jul 28 1920 –
Sat, Aug 30 2014
Portrait of Tony ImiTony Imi
Tony Imi was
41 in Breakthrough
as 'Director of Photography'
Sat, Mar 27 1937 –
Mon, Mar 08 2010
Portrait of Wolf C. HartwigWolf C. Hartwig
Wolf C. Hartwig was
57 in Breakthrough
as 'Producer'
Thu, Sep 08 1921 –
Mon, Dec 18 2017
Portrait of Hubert LukowskiHubert Lukowski
Hubert Lukowski was
>> in Breakthrough
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ted RichmondTed Richmond
Ted Richmond was
68 in Breakthrough
as 'Executive Producer'
Fri, Jun 10 1910 –
Mon, Dec 23 2013
Portrait of Ludwig SpitalerLudwig Spitaler
Ludwig Spitaler was
>> in Breakthrough
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Helga BorscheHelga Borsche
Helga Borsche was
39 in Breakthrough
as 'Editor'
Sat, Sep 16 1939
Portrait of Raymond PoultonRaymond Poulton
Raymond Poulton was
62 in Breakthrough
as 'Editor'
Mon, May 22 1916
Portrait of Herbert TaschnerHerbert Taschner
Herbert Taschner was
>> in Breakthrough
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter ThomasPeter Thomas
Peter Thomas was
53 in Breakthrough
as 'Original Music Composer'
Tue, Dec 01 1925 –
Sun, May 17 2020
Portrait of Tony WilliamsonTony Williamson
Tony Williamson was
>> in Breakthrough
as 'Author'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter BerneisPeter Berneis
Peter Berneis was
68 in Breakthrough
as 'Author'
Fri, Apr 01 1910 –
Mon, Nov 04 1985