Breakthrough (1950)
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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. Led by Captain Hale (David Brian), a small group of infantrymen march through Normandy. The war-weary foot soldiers resent the presence of 90 Day Wonder… More 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. Led by Captain Hale (David Brian), a small group of infantrymen march through Normandy. The war-weary foot soldiers resent the presence of 90 Day Wonder lieutenant Joe Mallory (John Agar), but before long he proves his value to the platoon. The supporting characters are the usual aggregation of "types," though for the most part the usual cliches are avoided (so far as can be determined, nobody mentions the Brooklyn Dodgers). The only woman in the cast is Suzanne Dalbert, playing a Normandy villager with whom the GIs briefly dally. Near the beginning of Breakthrough, several scenes of actual combat training are deftly inserted into the dramatized sequences. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis Seiler
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1950 Wide
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Cast
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David Brian
as Capt. Hale
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Frank Lovejoy
as Sgt. Bell
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John Agar
as Lt. Joe Mallory
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Paul Picerni
as Pvt. Ed Rojeck
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Bill Self
as Pvt. George Glasheen
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Greg McClure
as Pvt. Frank Finley
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Richard Monahan
as "Four-Eff" Nelson
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Matt Willis
as Pvt. Jumbo Hollis
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Dick Wesson
as Hansen
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Suzanne Dalbert
as Collette
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Danny Arnold
as Pvt. Rothman
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Dani Sue Nolan
as Lt. Janis King
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Howard Negley
as Lt. Col. Lewis
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Edward Norris
as Sgt. Roy Henderson
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William Campbell
as Dominick
