Audrey Hepburn

George Peppard

Patricia Neal

Buddy Ebsen

Martin Balsam

José Luis de Vilallonga

John McGiver

Dorothy Whitney

Stanley Adams

Elvia Allman

Alan Reed

Beverly Powers

Claude Stroud

Mickey Rooney

Don Anderson

Al Avalon

Janet Banzet

Mel Blanc

Joe Scott

Jim Michael

Henry Barnard

Henry Beckman

Arthur Berkeley

Nicky Blair

Willie Bloom

Bill Bradley

Thayer Burton

Florine Carlan

Sue Casey

Roydon Clark

Marian Collier

Christine Corbin

Dick Crockett

Tom Curtis

Tommy Farrell

James Field

George Fields

Joseph Glick

Joe Gray

Joseph J. Greene

Sam Harris

Pete Kellett

Barbara Kelley

Kip King

Frank Kreig

Gil Lamb

Hanna Landy

James Lanphier

Mary LeBow

Paul Lees

Leatrice Leigh

Mel Leonard

Leota Lorraine

Mike Mahoney

Frank Marth

Fay McKenzie

William Meader

Joyce Meadows

Harold Miller

Hollis Morrison

Kate Murtagh

Bill Neff

Miriam Nelson

Chuck Niles

Peggy Patten

Robert Patten

John Perri

Michael Quinlivan

William Benegal Rau

Tony Regan

Charles Sherlock

Annabella Soong

Helen Spring

Joan Staley

Richard Wyler

Nino Tempo

Towyna Thomas

Danny Truppi

Glen Vernon

Linda Wong

Wilson Wood

Michael Zaslow

Orangey the Cat

Edith Head

Blake Edwards

George Axelrod

Martin Jurow

Henry Mancini

Hubert de Givenchy

Richard Shepherd

Franz Planer

Howard A. Smith

Philip H. Lathrop

Truman Capote

Roland Anderson

Frank Inn

Pauline Trigere

John Wilkinson

Ray Moyer

Johnny Mercer

Farciot Edouart

Richard Mueller

Wally Westmore

John P. Fulton

Hal Pereira

Sam Comer

William McGarry

Hugo Grenzbach

Nellie Manley

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Paramount Pictures

Jurow-Shepherd

United States of America

Peter McGinn

I don’t know how I went this long without watching this movie, but I recently viewed it for the first time.  It is fairly entertaining for the most part. Audrey Hepburn is magnetic and Patricia Neal just as good. I thought George Peppard could have injected more energy or emotion into his role. The rest of the cast is solid, especially the cat.

The plot seems rather daring for the time, though they are careful about talking around mature themes. I thought Mickey Rooney playing a Japanese character was in terrible taste, and apparently director Blake Edwards wished he could cast it over again. It wasn’t Rooney’s fault; it was a thankless role and comes across as racist with our modern sensibilities.

So I wasn’t dazzled by the story, but I found the final scene with the cat redeemed some of the flaws I noticed along the way.

CinemaSerf

Audrey Hepburn is at the top of her game as the dysfunctional socialite "Holly" who takes a bit of a shine to the rather staid "Paul" (George Peppard) who has moved into their apartment building. He is an artist in what can only be described a rut, and is readily, if a little timidly, subsumed into her wacky and lively world. She claims he reminds her of her brother, but of course time and events soon change that dynamic. Thing is, though, they both have some pretty hefty skeletons in their closets, and the challenge for them both will be to not let those spoil what could be a burgeoning romance! Aside from the legendary "Moon River" song, this is essentially just a quickly paced character study of two people with about as many complexities to their personalities as it is possible to have. The dialogue is often genuinely funny; the scenarios - though sometimes a little cringe-making - can't help but raise a smile as does the continuity provided by their constantly complaining upstairs neighbour. Time has not been especially kind to some of the stereotypes - not least Mickey Rooney's "Yunioshi" but taken in the context of the time, it is still entertaining, risqué even, and enjoyable to watch.