Breaking Away

Breaking Away

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1979-05-24
Duration:101 min
Director:Peter Yates
Actors:Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie
Production:20th Century Fox

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.

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