Breakthrough

"You'll Cheer...the Battlin' Bozos of Company "B"!"

Jul 27 1951 Approved 1h 31m

Drama, War

Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.

Plot

1944. 2nd Lt Joe Mallory, fresh out of Officer Candidate School, takes command of a veteran platoon of the US 1st Infantry Division. The company commander, Captain Tom Hale, is the former commander of the platoon and a tough taskmaster. Luckily Mallory has a very capable and experienced platoon sergeant, Pete Bell. The allies will soon invade Nazi-occupied France and Mallory's leadership abilities will be tested to the limit.

Written by

Joseph Breen, Bernard Girard, Ted Sherdeman

Directed by

Lewis Seiler

Cast

David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

454

Average Rating

6.7 out of 10

Metascore

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