Cinematic background from Breaking Away 1979 - 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.
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two young men are laughing and having fun together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A car driving down a street past a traffic light; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man holding a cigarette in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of men in suits and ties in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of men riding bikes down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of young men standing next to each other in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man holding a slice of pizza in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman talking on the side of the road; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man wearing a helmet on the side of the road; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A woman giving a high five to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A car driving down a street next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man is holding a newspaper while standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of young men laying on the ground together; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people standing next to each other in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man looking into the distance in a park; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two young men are playing guitar in a room with bicycles; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two people sitting on the bleachers watching a football game; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man in a helmet is raising his hands in the air; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man holding a piece of pizza while standing in front of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A crowd of people standing in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A crowd of people standing in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A crowd of people are gathered together in a stadium; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man standing in front of bleachers in a stadium; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of football players are on the field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young woman talking to an older man in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man that is sitting in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A large group of people sitting in a stadium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman riding bikes down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man with long brown hair and a purple and yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man smiling while standing next to a parked car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A woman riding on the back of a blue scooter; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Three young people in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two men in red jackets and white hats standing at a podium; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A woman is talking to a man in a park; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike down the middle of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people sitting in a stadium; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A large crowd of people are gathered together; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man holding a piece of paper while standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man wearing a red and white helmet on a bicycle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A car is driving down the street near a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young woman smiles while talking to an older man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – An older woman is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young man wearing a hat while reading a book; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two young men standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike down a street next to a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man in a red suit and a hat is speaking; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike down a street with a crowd of people behind him; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of women clapping in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two young men standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man sitting on the side of the road eating a hot dog; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A shirtless man shaving in a bathroom with a toothbrush; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man sitting in the back seat of a car smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A woman sitting on the ground next to a bicycle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man sitting on top of a bench next to a bicycle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Three men laying on the side of a rock wall; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people riding bikes down a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bicycle down a street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of men riding bikes down a street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike on a road with a helmet on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people standing in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – Two men standing in front of an open grill; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A young woman standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man laying on the side of a rock wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A large concrete block in the middle of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man riding a bike down a street next to a police car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman looking at each other in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A man and a woman talking to each other on a moped; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people standing in front of an audience holding tennis rackets; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of men sitting on a cement wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Breaking Away” (1979), directed by Peter Yates – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Wide shot, High angle