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Breakthrough

Breakthrough

"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.

Release DateMarch 1, 1979
StatusReleased
Original TitleSteiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
Runtime1h 33min
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LanguageEnglish, French, German, Russian
Original LanguageGerman
Production CountriesGermany
Production CompaniesRapid Film
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Cross of Iron Collection

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