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Breakthrough
Breakthrough - 1979 5.8

Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!

Overview:

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.
Status: Released
Release: 1979-03-01
Runtime: 93 minutes
Ratings: 5.8
Vote Counts: 28
Budget: 0 $
Revenue: 0 $
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