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Breakthrough

Breakthrough

1968TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
CrimeDramaMystery
8.2
IMDB Rating
32 votes

Vincent Gray, just before being released from prison, is given the kiss of death from La Cosa Nostra. Erskine sees an opportunity for a breakthrough in the bureau's ongoing war with the Mafia. If the FBI can pressure Gray successf...

Director
Robert Day
Writers
Frank Crow, Jim Byrnes
Stars
Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds
Release Date
November 17, 1968
Language
English
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Inspector Lewis Erskine
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott
as Arthur Ward
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
as Special Agent Tom Colby
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman
as Vincent Preston Gray
Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
as Victor Russell
Dorothy Provine
Dorothy Provine
as Irene Minnock
Grant Williams
Grant Williams
as SAC Kirby Greene
Bill Zuckert
Bill Zuckert
as Joe Darwin
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
as Ernie Flood
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Jeff Davis
as Bobby Pollack

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 17, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Quinn Martin Productions (QM), Warner Brothers/Seven Arts Television

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

The kiss of death.
by planktonrules2020-08-21
8/10

"The episode begins in prison. It seems that the mafia believes Vincent Gray (Mark Richmond) betrayed one of its members and is going to kill Vince. He learns of this when one of the mob bosses in prison literally gives him the kiss of death...telling him he's essentially a dead man. Well, Vince is about to be released from prison and he knows his days are numbered. Erskine knows about this...and hopes to use this to convince Gray to turn evidence on his 'friends'. In addition to Richmond, who played a great villain in TV shows, Edward Andrews guest stars in this episode. I ment..."

💡 Did You Know?

At around the 20 minute mark, the scene is suposed to be taking place in Chicago (Mr Gray drives passed the Marina Towers). A few minutes later there are mountains in the background. There are no mountains around Chicago.

📖 Synopsis

Vincent Gray, just before being released from prison, is given the kiss of death from La Cosa Nostra. Erskine sees an opportunity for a breakthrough in the bureau's ongoing war with the Mafia. If the FBI can pressure Gray successf...