Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It's an undisputed fact that Hollywood makes an abundance of WWII movies. Breakthrough contains a mixture of battle scenes, conspiracy plots, and German-American allies, but overall, it doesn't really work.Curd Jurgens once again plays Richard Burton's commanding officer, as he did eighteen years earlier in Bitter Victory. He tells Burton of his involvement in a plan to assassinate Hitler, and requests he let the Americans in on the plan as well, so that they can negotiate surrender terms. Burton meets with Robert Mitchum on the American side, and when Mitchum reports back to his boss, Rod Steiger, Steiger is less than trusting of the German informant. Who's the German informant? Oh yeah, Richard Burton. He may be a wonderful, handsome actor, but he just can't do accents.If this plot interests you, you might want to give the movie a try, but it probably won't end up being your favorite war movie. The pacing is a little off, and it doesn't try very hard to be suspenseful.

"Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil" is a sequel to the first movie starring James Coburn and Maximilian Schell. Here the central character is played by Richard Burton (who died 5 years later already) and he gets lots of help from other names that are known in Hollywood including Academy Award winner Rod Steiger. Also some of the characters and actors from the first film reappear.The good thing i can say about this film is that it is not worse than the first as many say. The bad thing is that I did not find the first film particularly captivating either. There is lots of war sequences, screaming and bomb explosions. The film also includes many historic references to wars and battle but also to historically relevant happenings such as the Hitler assassination attempt or the forced suicide that similarly happened to Rommel. The music is okay and I especially liked the reference of "Morgen früh, wenn Gott will". No surprise, this is a West German production here, even if director Andrew V. McLaglen is British. On a side-note, he died not too long ago, way into his 90s. Also a big part of the cast is German.Anyway, all in all, I would only recommend this to people who love war movies or really enjoyed the first film. Everybody else won't have too much joy here.

This movie is very disappointing. Following on the heels of the fascinating Cross of Iron, this flick is a true dud. Richard Burtons' Sgt. Steiner (as opposed to James Coburns'portrayal in CofI) might have been intriguing but for the bland, and badly made film that surrounds him. Wheras Cross of Iron had at least a feasable script, the main theme of of war disillusionment and the plot to kill Hitler just gets in the way. I suspect this whole red herring was added to make the movie more palatable for its German co-producers etc.(or vice versa) the score by the Berlin Orchestra is ridiculous, and sounds like something from a fast paced breaking news cast; Also very distracting. Regardless, Burtons' enigmatic portrayal of a stereotypically stoic German soldier stands out. It is just too bad this movie's makers failed to capitalize on their best assets: their actors!

Every actor looks ready to keel over in this action film about an undercover German-American alliance to assassinate Hitler. Burton and Mitchum really show their age and a lack of concern for a good script.