A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 12 wins & 13 nominations total
- José da Silva Pereira
- (as Vilallonga)
- Nightclub Stripper
- (as Miss Beverly Hills)
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
- Spieler at Stripjoint
- (uncredited)
- Woman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaAudrey Hepburn's salary for the film was $750,000 (roughly equivalent to $7.3 million as of 2022), making her the highest paid actress per film at the time.
- GoofsWhen Holly gets out of the cab in the rain at the end, her hair is already soaking wet from previous takes.
- Quotes
Paul Varjak: You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
[takes out the ring and throws it in Holly's lap]
Paul Varjak: Here. I've been carrying this thing around for months. I don't want it anymore.
- Alternate versionsThe 45th Anniversary DVD release of the film includes revealing footage of the nightclub stripper that was previously left out of the earlier DVD and video releases. Blake Edwards planned to include the extended striptease sequence in an alternate version of the film for European release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dove Chocolate: Audrey Hepburn (2013)
-The telephone Holly keeps in a suitcase so she won't hear it. Holly. Ahhhh... Holly. Like some kind of female opposite of James Bond (stick with me here), men all want her, women all want to be her. We need to see *more* eccentric women in leading roles, as opposed to the dull boring stodge of overpaid 'sex symbols' like Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman who can be pretty or serious but never interesting.
-George Peppard in his finest role, and brilliant it is too. It's a real shock to my generation that has been more accustomed to seeing him tragically underused on trash like the A-Team. It made me want to see more of his early films, and wonder what happened in the intervening years (alcohol, apparently :-( ). An icon of male sensitivity, and there are few enough of them around too.
-That chap who sells them the telephone dialler in Tiffany's. A tiny role that achieves its aims perfectly and makes life seem better, which is what you want really.
Many have said Tiffany's is too saccharine and cheerful, but I think it actually hits the perfect balance of cynicism and sentiment. There are moments of intense depression (which people often forget) as well as hopeful optimism, and these two working together are what make the film so uplifting and memorable.
- patrick3201
- Apr 30, 2001
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- Also known as
- Frühstück bei Tiffany
- Filming locations
- 169 East 71st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Holly Golightly's New York apartment)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $593,922
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