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Breaking Away(Movie, 1979)

1h 40min | Genres: Drama, Comedy
Breaking AwayRating: 3.6/5 (with 110110 votes)
Breaking Away is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school. The film stars Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern (in his film debut), Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, and Robyn Douglass. Breaking Away won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Tesich, and received nominations in four other categories, including Best Picture. It also won the 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and received nominations in three other Golden Globe categories. The film was ranked ... ()
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Available languages: German
Duration: 1h 41min
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Awards & Nominations for Breaking Away

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

About Breaking Away

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Bloomington
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/24/1979
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El relevo"
Budget: 2,300,000 USD
Revenue: 20,000,000 USD (= 870%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:5628, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024