# Breakthrough (1979)

> A battle-weary German sergeant is trapped between a hated commander and a desperate conspiracy to surrender as the Nazi war machine collapses in 1944.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5889

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Cast: Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum, Véronique Vendell, Werner Pochath, Klaus Löwitsch, Michael Parks, Helmut Griem
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078320/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, bleak, grim, historical war film night, classic cinema viewing

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- [Is Paris Burning? (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2711)
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- [Attack (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/20147)
- [Battle of the Bulge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/7839)
- [Operation Valkyrie (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/5504)

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