Band of Brothers S1E7 — The Breaking Point

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Band of Brothers•Season 1•Episode 7

The Breaking Point

9.4/10 · 12,991 votesOct 14, 200173 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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Easy Company battles near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous men. In the episode, the actions of 1st Lt. Norman Dike, the Company's commander, are examined and questioned. Serving as narrator is 1st Sgt. Carwood Lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as

Directed byDavid Frankel

Written byGraham Yost

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Currahee

Day of Days

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Replacements

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The Breaking Point

The Last Patrol

Why We Fight

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Cast8

Michael Cudlitz

Denver (Bull) Randleman

Rick Gomez

George Luz

Scott Grimes

Donald G. Malarkey

Damian Lewis

Richard D. Winters

Ron Livingston

Lewis Nixon

James Madio

Frank J. Perconte

Neal McDonough

Lynn D. (Buck) Compton

Donnie Wahlberg

C. Carwood Lipton

Crew5

David Frankel

Director

Graham Yost

Writer

Oral Norrie Ottey

Editor

Joel Ransom

Director of Photography

Levan Doran

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"The Breaking Point" is episode 7 of Band of Brothers season 1. It scored 9.4/10 from 12,991 votes, ranking #2 of 10 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by David Frankel and written by Graham Yost, it aired on October 14, 2001.

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