---
title: 'Breakthrough (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrew V. McLaglen'
released: '1979-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/breakthrough-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078320/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Breakthrough (1979)

1979 · 111 min · Drama, War · Germany, United Kingdom

Original title: Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz II

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrew V. McLaglen](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-v-mclaglen)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Berneis](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berneis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-thomas)
- **Producer:** [Wolf C. Hartwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-c-hartwig)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Imi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-imi)
- **Editor:** [Helga Borsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-borsche)

## Cast

- [Curd Jürgens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curd-jurgens)
- [Helmut Griem](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-griem)
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton)
- [Wolfgang Büttner](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-buttner)
- [Dieter Schidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-schidor)
- [Michael Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-parks)
- [Horst Janson](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-janson)
- [Werner Pochath](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-pochath)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Klaus Löwitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-lowitsch)
- [Véronique Vendell](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronique-vendell)
- [Sieghardt Rupp](https://cinepixo.com/people/sieghardt-rupp)
- [Günter Meisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-meisner)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Joachim Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-hansen)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/breakthrough-1979
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