Breakthrough (1950 film)

Breakthrough
Original film poster
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Produced by Bryan Foy
Written by Joseph Breen Jr
Bernard Girard
Ted Sherdeman
Starring John Agar
David Brian
Frank Lovejoy
Narrated by Frank Lovejoy
Music by William Lava
Cinematography Edwin DuPar
Edited by Folmar Blangsted
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 17, 1950 (1950-11-17)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $784,000[1]
Box office $3,015,000[1]
$1,900,000 (US rentals)[2]

Breakthrough was a 1950 film starring John Agar about an American infantry unit in World War II. Approximately one-third of the film was assembled from preexisting footage.[3]

Plot

Captain Hale (David Brian) leads a company of infantrymen from the 1st Infantry Division from the D-Day landings through the Normandy campaign. They resent the presence of a fresh lieutenant Joe Mallory (John Agar).[4]

Cast

Notes

The picture makes use of official U.S. and British Army Air Force and Navy films, as well as captured German footage. Other scenes were filmed on location at Fort Ord near Monterey, California.[5]

Reception

The film was very profitable, earning $2,095,000 domestically and $920,000 foreign.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 31 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ↑ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1950', Variety, January 3, 1951
  3. ↑ Richard Harland Smith, 'Breakthrough', Turner Classic Movies accessed May 17, 2012
  4. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/breakthrough-v85921
  5. ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69632/Breakthrough/notes.html
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