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Breakfast at Tiffany's

United States

1961

115 Min
Color
1.85:1
Portuguese, English
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DIR Blake Edwards

PROD Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd

SCR Truman Capote, George Axelrod

DP Franz Planer, Philip H. Lathrop

CAST Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen

ED Howard A. Smith

MUSIC Henry Mancini

Synopsis

Winner of two Oscars®, the romantic comedy that sparkles like diamonds! From the opening strains of Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer’s haunting, Oscar®-winning song “Moon River,” you’ll once again be under the alluring spell of that madcap, carefree New York playgirl known as Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) in this 24-carat romantic comedy based of Truman Capote’s best-selling novella. George Peppard is the struggling and “sponsored” young writer who finds himself swept into Holly’s dizzying, delightfully unstructured lifestyle as she determinedly scours Manhattan for a suitable millionaire to marry. Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam and Mickey Rooney co-star; Mancini won an additional Academy Award® for his enthralling musical score. –Paramount

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Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards’ stepfather’s father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdwards was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with Panhandle (1948) and including six for director Richard Quine. He created the popular TV series “Peter Gunn” (1958), “Mr. Lucky” (1959) and “Dante” (1960). He directed a diverse body of films, from comedies to dramas to war films to westerns, including such pictures as Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), Experiment in Terror (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The Pink Panther (1963) and A Shot in the Dark (1964). After The Great Race (1965) he began fighting with studios. In England he surfaced again with The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), then went back to Hollywood and a real hit, 10 (1979). Victor Victoria (1982) won him French and Italian awards for Best Foreign… read more

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19May12

racist

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LifeofFiction

20Mar12

Beneath the lavish reputation there lies a surprising theme; war is hell, and the American dream is empty.

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6Mar12

with every fiber of my being i despise this film.

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PolarisDiB

2Mar12

I have to admit Mickey Rooney's performance turned my gut a bit, but otherwise I found this movie exceptional, much better than I remember it (but I watched it when I was little and this movie is not for children). Holly Golightly reminds me of a few women I've known and sheds some light on the internal struggles they hide behind their fun-loving demeanor. She's a very powerful and important character. --PolarisDiB

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By David Hudson on December 16, 2010

"Blake Edwards, the veteran writer-director whose films include the Pink Panther comedies, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses

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Pitch perfect romantic comedy

By Michael Harbour on January 16, 2012

The film that launched Blake Edwards’ film career and gave us perhaps Audrey Hepburn’s most memorable character. A pitch perfect romantic comedy sans the mania that developed in later Blake Edwards…  read review

It wasn't breakfast she was having

By preview​films on January 27, 2010

Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) as her name suggests lives carefree and emotionally detached from one man to the next. She is a free spirit living it up in a hip and happening New York city. The opening…  read review

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By Pierre-​Yves Ducarre on October 16, 2009

@ blue K, don’t blame this poor Rooney, for the entire script of this film is an insult to human wit. And… where does this stupid idea about the necessity of belonging to somebody come from? if only…  read review

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