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Breaking Away (1979)

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The movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Yates
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    Dave Stoller Dennis Christopher
  • Profile picture of Dennis Quaid
    Mike Dennis Quaid
  • Profile picture of Daniel Stern
    Cyril Daniel Stern
  • Profile picture of Jackie Earle Haley
    Moocher Jackie Earle Haley
  • Profile picture of Barbara Barrie
    Evelyn Stoller Barbara Barrie
  • Profile picture of Paul Dooley
    Ray Stoller Paul Dooley
  • Profile picture of Robyn Douglass
    Katherine Robyn Douglass
  • Profile picture of Hart Bochner
    Rod Hart Bochner

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Keywords

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  • serenade
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  • cycling
  • bicycle race