Breakthrough

IMDb link: 0042282
IMDb rating: 6.7 (476 votes)
Genres: Drama, War
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, William Campbell, David Brian and others

Release date: 27 Jul 1951
Release year: 1950
Runtime: 91 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: u.s. soldier, steel helmet, army uniform, operation overlord, u.s. army, american, omaha beach, tank, firefight, american g.i.

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.

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