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Breaking Away (1979)

Breaking Away (1979)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 1979, May 24
Directors: Peter Yates
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Hart Bochner, Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, P. J. Soles, Peter Maloney, Barbara Barrie, Daniel Stern, Tom Ohmer, John Ashton, Amy Wright

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.

Keywords:

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