Breakthrough (1950)

Approved 27 Jul 1951 • Drama, War • 1h 31m

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.

Lewis Seiler
Director

Joseph Breen, Bernard Girard, Ted Sherdeman
Writer

David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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6.7

IMDb (432 votes)