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.
Practical Effects
Real tanks, real locations, real soldiers as extras.
Direction
Lewis Seiler's documentary-style restraint amid propaganda demands.
Director
Lewis Seiler
David Brian
Capt. Tom Hale
John Agar
Lt. Joe Mallory
Frank Lovejoy
Sgt. Pete Bell
William Campbell
Cpl. Danny Dominick
Paul Picerni
Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck
Greg McClure
Pvt. Frank Finley
Edward Norris
Sgt. Roy Henderson
Matt Willis
Pvt. Jimbo Hollis
Dick Wesson
Pvt. Sammy Hansen
Suzanne Dalbert
Collette
Danni Sue Nolan
Lt. Janis King
Howard Negley
Lt. Col. John Lewis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Pentagon provided 3,000 troops, 500 vehicles, and actual combat footage—Warner Bros. barely paid for props.
This was the first Hollywood film to depict the notorious Normandy hedgerow fighting, shot at the real locations before they were memorialized.
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