Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II
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.
Breakthrough (1979) is a drama, history and war film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, released on March 1, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum and Véronique Vendell. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 37 ratings.
Richard Burton
as Sergeant Steiner
Rod Steiger
as General Webster
Robert Mitchum
as Colonel Rogers
Véronique Vendell
as Yvette
Werner Pochath
as Keppel
Klaus Löwitsch
as Krüger
Michael Parks
as Sergeant Anderson
Helmut Griem
as Major Stransky
Curd Jürgens
as General Hofmann
Horst Janson
as Captain Berger
Joachim Hansen
as Captain Kistner
Dieter Schidor
as Paul Anselm
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, written by Peter Berneis and Tony Williamson, produced by Wolf C. Hartwig and Hubert Lukowski.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 37 ratings.
On paper, this ought to have been a belter. Andrew V. McLaglen being no stranger to grand scale cinema and a cast of Hollywood A-listers to deliver a story of wartime betrayal and courage. So what happened? Richard Burton dons a rather erratic German accent as the conspiring and rather hot-tempered sergeant "Steiner" who finds himself under the command of his own personal nemesis "Von Stransky" (Helmut Griem).…
Reviewed on November 3, 2023
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The main cast of Breakthrough (1979) includes Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum, Véronique Vendell and Werner Pochath. The film was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Breakthrough was released on March 1, 1979 and runs for 1h 33m.
Breakthrough (1979) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 37 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
