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Breakthrough

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II

1979 · 1h 33m · Drama, History, War · Germany · Rated 16 (DE)

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.

Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring
Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum, Véronique Vendell
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adolf hitlerassassinationnazinormandy, francesequeltroopsworld war ii
Rating16 (DE)

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