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Breaking Away

Genre
Drama
Running Time
101 Minutes
Released
20 July, 1979
Breaking Away

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, 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, and received nominations in three other Golden Globe categories. As the film's young lead, Christopher won the 1979 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the 1979 Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actor, as well as getting a Golden Globe nomination as New Star of the Year. The film was ranked eighth on the List of America's 100 Most Inspiring Movies compiled by the American Film Institute in 2006.

Réalisateur Peter Yates
Produced by Peter Yates
Writer(s) Steve Tesich
Starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, Robyn Douglass
Music Patrick Williams
Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by Cynthia Scheider
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Released July 13, 1979
Running time 101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2.3 million
Box office $20 million
Netflix ID 60010175

À propos de Breaking Away

Coming-of-age drama about four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana. They all graduated from high school the year before and are not sure what to do with their lives.

Réalisation de Breaking Away

Writer Steve Tesich won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received nominations in four other categories, including Best Picture.

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Dernières informations sur Breaking Away mis à jour le 28 Juillet, 2021.