Breakfast at Tiffany's – the 1961 film based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella – has become more famous for its visual shorthands, its signifiers of New York chic and fashionable femininity, than its actual story or characters. Breakfast at Tiffany's is about a young woman named Holly Golightly. Holly suffered an abusive childhood, along with her brother , Fred. She and Fred ran from the abuse, and were taken in by "Doc" Golightly, who married her when she was about fourteen. Actor: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard Story by: Truman Capote. Directed by Blake Edwards Upon its release in 1961, the Oscar-winning film Breakfast at Tiffany's quickly became a classic , praised particularly for its star (the glamorous, gamine Audrey Hepburn) and her chic, oft-imitated style—guided by the sharp eyes of Hubert de Givenchy and legendary costume designer Edith Head Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, wr...