Breakthrough (1979)

Original title

Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

16

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sergeant Steiner is a German soldier on the Normandy front in World War II. He leads his men through brutal combat while dealing with a vendetta from his commanding officer Major Stransky.

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What happens

Breakthrough, also released as Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2 and Sergeant Steiner is a 1979 war film set on the Western Front, specifically the Normandy coastline. The picture is a sequel to Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, and includes several characters from that film. The film stars several big names including Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum and Rod Steiger. Burton (Sergeant Steiner) and Helmut Griem (Major Stransky) assume the roles played by James Coburn and Maximilian Schell respectively in the original film. The supporting cast features Michael Parks and Curd Jürgens. This also marks the film debut of Christoph Waltz, playing an uncredited role. Klaus Löwitsch is the only actor from Cross of Iron to reprise his role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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