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    Breaking Away

    Poster of the movie Breaking Away
    1979     Family comedy    
    USA
    1h 41min
    Original lang: English, Italian, French
    PG
    G
    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
    PG
    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.
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    Guide for parents: Rated PG in the USA.

    Recent midwestern high school graduate Dave is obsessed with bicycle racing. His dream is to compete in the Italian races someday and his immersion in all things Italian is driving his father crazy. Dave and his three best friends fight with the local college kids who look down on them for being "townies." When the Italian bicycle team comes to their town to race, Dave is disillusioned by their snobbery and the dirty tricks they use to win. So Dave drops his Italian identity and he and his friends enter the university's bike race and compete with their college student rivals.

    Directed byPeter Yates
    Written bySteve Tesich
    Company20th Century Fox20th Century Fox20th Century Fox

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    Starring

    Dennis Christopher
    Dennis Quaid
    Daniel Stern
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Barbara Barrie
    Paul Dooley
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