Breaking Away

1979 | 100 minutes | 7.1 ★ (254)

Breaking Away
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    24 May 1979

  • DirectingPeter Yates
  • Budget

    $2,300,000.00

  • Revenue

    $20,000,000.00

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