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The movie was written by Steve Tesich and directed by Peter Yates .
It won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Barrie), Best Director, Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score and Best Picture.
In 1980, a television series version of Breaking Away was released. It starred Shaun CassidyShaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and actor. The eldest of Broadway entertainer Jack Cassidy's and actress Shirley Jones's three sons, Cassidy was inspired by the success of his half-brother Davi, Vincent Gardenia , Barbara Barrie, Jackie Earle Haley, Thom Bray and Tom Wiggin .
The Little 500, the bicycle race that forms the centerpiece of the plot, is an actual race held annually at IU.
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