Band of Brothers S1E7 — The Breaking Point

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Band of Brothers•Season 1•Episode 7

The Breaking Point

9.4/10 · 13,089 votesOct 14, 200173 min

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

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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Cast16

Michael Cudlitz

Michael Cudlitz

Denver (Bull) Randleman

Rick Gomez

Rick Gomez

George Luz

Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Donald G. Malarkey

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis

Richard D. Winters

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Lewis Nixon

James Madio

James Madio

Frank J. Perconte

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Lynn D. (Buck) Compton

Donnie Wahlberg

Donnie Wahlberg

C. Carwood Lipton

Kirk Acevedo

Kirk Acevedo

Joe Toye

Frank John Hughes

Frank John Hughes

William (Wild Bill) Guarnere

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Herbert Sobel

Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle

Ronald Speirs

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David Frankel

David Frankel

Director

Graham Yost

Graham Yost

Writer

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Oral Norrie Ottey

Editor

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Joel Ransom

Director of Photography

Levan Doran

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 13,089 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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