In which 1961 film did Audrey Hepburn play Holly Golightly?

In the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn played Holly Golightly. Holly is an eccentric, stylish New York socialite whose carefully maintained image conceals loneliness, financial uncertainty, and an unsettled past.

The film was directed by Blake Edwards and adapted by George Axelrod from Truman Capote’s 1958 novella. The movie changes the source material’s tone and relationships, reshaping Capote’s darker literary story into a romantic comedy centered on Holly and her new neighbor, writer Paul Varjak, played by George Peppard. Hepburn’s performance became one of the defining roles of her career.

The film is also closely associated with Henry Mancini’s score and the song “Moon River,” written with Johnny Mercer. Common mix-ups include confusing Holly with Hepburn’s characters in Roman Holiday, Sabrina, or My Fair Lady. The movie remains culturally influential, though Mickey Rooney’s portrayal of Mr. Yunioshi is now widely criticized as a racist caricature.