Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 110 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: romantic comedy

director: Blake Edwards

Score: 8 / 10

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer. It was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, to critical and commercial success.

Plot

Early one morning, a taxi pulls up in front of the Tiffany & Co. flagship store and from it emerges elegantly dressed Holly Golightly, carrying a paper bag containing her breakfast. After looking into the store's window displays, she strolls to her apartment and has to fend off her date from the night before.

Awards

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Cast

More details

author	George Axelrod Truman Capote
award	Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
contentLocation	New York City
director	Blake Edwards
editor	Howard Smith
genre	comedy-drama romance social
keywords	annul arrest build bus station country girl cracker jack drink drug ring fire escape greyhound greyhound bus greyhound lines hollywood agent i. y. yunioshi kiss marriage of convenience married marry trawler for his money morning mr. yunioshi new neighbor newspaper headline short stories sing sing tiffany & co. flagship store typewriter ribbon weather report wild party
musicBy	Henry Mancini
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Martin Jurow Richard Shepherd
productionCompany	Jurow-Shepherd Spinel Entertainment
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	New York City
theme	romantic comedy