---
title: 'Breaking Away (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Yates'
released: '1979-07-13'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/breaking-away-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Breaking Away (1979)

1979 · 101 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Yates](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-yates)
- **Producer:** [Peter Yates](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-yates)
- **Screenplay:** [Steve Tesich](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tesich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-williams)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti)
- **Editor:** [Cynthia Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-scheider)

## Cast

- [Daniel Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-stern)
- [John Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ashton)
- [Paul Dooley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dooley)
- [Barbara Barrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-barrie)
- [Hart Bochner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hart-bochner)
- [Jackie Earle Haley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-earle-haley)
- [Amy Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-wright)
- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid)
- [P. J. Soles](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-j-soles)
- [Dennis Christopher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-christopher)
- [Robyn Douglass](https://cinepixo.com/people/robyn-douglass)

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