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The Breaking Point

  • Episode aired Oct 14, 2001
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  • 1h 9m
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Easy Company remains in the Ardennes Forest preparing for an inevitable attack on German forces in the town of Foy. However, morale is low due to cold weather, constant shelling, poor leader... Read allEasy Company remains in the Ardennes Forest preparing for an inevitable attack on German forces in the town of Foy. However, morale is low due to cold weather, constant shelling, poor leadership, and numerous casualties.Easy Company remains in the Ardennes Forest preparing for an inevitable attack on German forces in the town of Foy. However, morale is low due to cold weather, constant shelling, poor leadership, and numerous casualties.
IMDb RATING
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    • David Frankel
    • Stephen Ambrose(based on the book by)
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Aaron
    • Kirk Acevedo
    • Doug Allen
    • David Frankel
    • Stephen Ambrose(based on the book by)
    • Graham Yost
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Aaron
    • Kirk Acevedo
    • Doug Allen
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    • 9User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Nicholas Aaron
    Nicholas Aaron
    • Robert E. (Popeye) Wynn
    Kirk Acevedo
    Kirk Acevedo
    • Joseph D. Toye
    Doug Allen
    Doug Allen
    • Alton M. More
    Jamie Bamber
    Jamie Bamber
    • Jack E. Foley
    George Calil
    • James H. (Mo) Alley Jr.
    David Crow
    • Corporal
    Michael Cudlitz
    Michael Cudlitz
    • Denver (Bull) Randleman
    Dale Dye
    Dale Dye
    • Col. Robert F. Sink
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
    Dexter Fletcher
    Dexter Fletcher
    • John W. Martin
    Jordan Frieda
    • Replacement
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • George Luz
    Scott Grimes
    Scott Grimes
    • Donald G. Malarkey
    Frank John Hughes
    Frank John Hughes
    • William J. Guarnere
    Craig Heaney
    Craig Heaney
    • Roy W. Cobb
    Nolan Hemmings
    • Charles E. (Chuck) Grant
    Mark Huberman
    Mark Huberman
    • Lester Hashey
    Robin Laing
    Robin Laing
    • Edward J. (Babe) Heffron
      • David Frankel
      • Stephen Ambrose(based on the book by)
      • Graham Yost
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    • Trivia
      The artillery shelling that Easy Company endured in this episode included air bursts in the trees. The special effects to make this realistic were quite complicated and were detailed in a complete article about the series in TV Guide at the time of its original airing.
    • Goofs
      During scenes with Dick Winters, he is seen sitting under a canopy and surrounded by sandbags. The truth is there were no sandbags and canopies in Bastogne. He was dug in and sleeping in foxholes like the rest of the 101st Airborne. (He is actually in a bombed out structure, and what appear to be sandbags are the stones of the walls.)
    • Quotes

      C. Carwood Lipton: [Voiceover, during Speirs' rush across enemy lines in Foy] At first the Germans didn't shoot at him. I think they couldn't quite believe what they were seeing. But that wasn't the really astounding thing. The astounding thing was, after he hooked up with I Company, he came back.

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      Composed by Michael Kamen

      Performed by The London Metropolitan Orchestra

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    10/10
    The greatest episode of TV ever produced
    It's that simple, this is the most heart breaking, awe inspiring, visually stunning and downright astonishing episode of television ever created. A genuine masterpiece from minute one all the way until the end.
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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2001 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Former British Aerospace factory, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • DreamWorks
      • Playtone
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    • 1 hour 9 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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