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Breaking Away(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-05-24
71%
283 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!
Overview:
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Languages: French, Italian, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,300,000.00
Revenue: $20,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Breaking Away
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dennis Christopher
Dave Stoller
Dennis Quaid
Mike
Daniel Stern
Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley
Moocher
Barbara Barrie
Evelyn Stoller
Paul Dooley
Ray Stoller
Robyn Douglass
Katherine
Hart Bochner
Rod
Amy Wright
Nancy
Peter Maloney
Doctor
Video Trailer Breaking Away
Video: Breaking Away trailer
Breaking Away trailer
"Breaking Away" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Writing Oscars®
Daniel Stern On BREAKING AWAY
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Breaking Away trailer - Trailer
"Breaking Away" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" winning Writing Oscars® - Featurette
Daniel Stern On BREAKING AWAY - Featurette
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