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Feature film — 1979

Breaking Away (1979)

7.21h 41mDrama — Comedy

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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20th Century Fox

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Director: Peter Yates

On screen

Cast & crew

Dennis Christopher as Dave Stoller

Dennis Christopher

Dave Stoller

Dennis Quaid as Mike

Dennis Quaid

Mike

Daniel Stern as Cyril

Daniel Stern

Cyril

Jackie Earle Haley as Moocher

Jackie Earle Haley

Moocher

Barbara Barrie as Evelyn Stoller

Barbara Barrie

Evelyn Stoller

Paul Dooley as Ray Stoller

Paul Dooley

Ray Stoller

Robyn Douglass as Katherine

Robyn Douglass

Katherine

Hart Bochner as Rod

Hart Bochner

Rod

Amy Wright as Nancy

Amy Wright

Nancy

Peter Maloney as Doctor

Peter Maloney

Doctor

John Ashton as Mike's Brother

John Ashton

Mike's Brother

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Lisa Shure

French Girl

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