Continuity mistake: In the climactic race scene near the end, every time the camera cuts back to a long shot of the race, the lap number on the board goes up and down, rather than going up sequentially.
Breaking Away (1979)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Peter Yates
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Christopher
After losing to the Italians, Dave reveals to Kathy that he is a Cutter. She slaps him and storms off. The day of the big race comes. Dave rides the Cutter team almost single-handedly to victory. Dave's father relents and cheers him on to victory from the sidelines. Even the college team are, in the end, forced to clap for the triumphant Dave.
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