Breakthrough (Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz Teil II) 45 years old
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.
Credits
Breakthrough Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Christoph Waltz He was 22, now 68 years old | as Sanitäter in der Eröffnungssequenz am Bahnhof beim Verwundetenzug (uncredited) |
| Curd Jürgens He was 63, 66 years old when he died | as Gen. Hofmann |
| Klaus Löwitsch He was 42, 66 years old when he died | as Uffz. Krüger |
| Sieghardt Rupp He was 47, 84 years old when he died | as Cpl. Rothe |
| Michael Parks He was 38, 77 years old when he died | as Sgt. Anderson |
| Richard Burton He was 53, 58 years old when he died | as Sgt. Steiner |
| Werner Pochath He was 39, 53 years old when he died | as Schütze Keppel |
| Rod Steiger He was 53, 77 years old when he died | as Gen. Webster |
| Robert Mitchum He was 61, 79 years old when he died | as Col. Rogers |
| Horst Janson He was 43, now 89 years old | as Capt. Berger |
| Hans-Jürgen Schatz He was 20, now 66 years old | as Schulze |
| Véronique Vendell She was 36, now 82 years old | as Yvette |
| Helmut Griem He was 46, 72 years old when he died | as Maj. Stransky |
| Günter Meisner He was 52, 68 years old when he died | as SS-Offizier |
| Dieter Schidor He was 30, 39 years old when he died | as Cpl. Paul Anselm |
| Bruno Dietrich He was 39, now 85 years old | as Schütze Nissen |
| Joachim Hansen He was 48, 77 years old when he died | as Capt. Kistner |
Breakthrough Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Raymond Poulton as Editor. He was 62 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| Herbert Taschner as Editor. He was 52 (68) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ted Richmond as Executive Producer. He was 66 (101) years old when He died | Production |
| Tony Imi as Director of Photography. He was 41 (72) years old when He died | Camera |
| Peter Berneis as Author. He was 68 (75) years old when He died | Writing |
| Tony Williamson as Author. He was 46 (58) years old when He died | Writing |
| Hubert Lukowski as Producer. | Production |
| Ludwig Spitaler as Executive Producer. He was 65 (now 111) years old | Production |
| Andrew V. McLaglen as Director. He was 58 (94) years old when He died | Directing |
| Peter Thoms as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (now 84) years old | Sound |
| Helga Borsche as Editor. She was 39 (now 85) years old | Editing |
Breakthrough (45 years)
Burton...Mitchum...Steiger...Enemies...Yet Allies In Combat With Destiny!
- Release day: Thursday, March 01, 1979
- Runtime: 111 minutes