Breakthrough (1950) Review

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one of the first ww2 movies of the normandy invasion. story follows a platoon from the weeks before d-day to the battles after the initial invasion in the hedgerows. the movie is predictable low budget and the cast resembles the budget. david brian & frank lovejoy is decent agar is stiff and the supporting from paul picerni, dick wesson, &william campbell round a thoroughly enjoyable movie. if you like old ww2 war movies this one is okay.

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All the reviews except one seems to be for a Richard Burton movie by the same name. If you are going to review a movie make sure its the right movie with the right cast. I haven't seen the movies in years but as far as I remember it was a pretty good 1950's movie concerning WWII and Frank Lovejoy as the Platoon sergeant and David Brin as the company commander were excellent and John Agar as the platoon Leader was John Agar

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I love this Movie not for the acting though. John Agar is stiff and animated and the others are your typical "B" actors. What I do love as a WWII buff is the equipment and uniforms. The WWII mentality is still fresh so we see this reflected in the movie. This is important to me because this Movie was made before Viet-Nam. Viet-Nam and after has tainted WWII movies with technical inaccuracies. So if your looking for great acting look elsewhere. If you want to see original equipment or want to see the mentality of a pre Viet-Nam Army watch this.

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I watched this movie on television with my brothers many years ago. We watched so many times that we memorized certain lines and quoted them during the showing (at least six times a week on NY WOR-TV in the late 60's). This DVD version brought back the memories I shared with my brothers and the nostalgic good times we shared. I can't wait until the three of us can get together and once more enjoy a movie that we liked to watch. It isn't the greatest war movie or most accurate but we loved it anyway.

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This presents a fairly realistic view of the stress of combat on the officers and men in an Army company as they prepare for D-Day and later invade the coast of France. Good action sequences.