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| Breakfast At Tiffany’s: Collector’s Edition |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 12 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, Vilallonga, Mickey Rooney & Cat |
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DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV15247-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$79.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
114 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1961 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Blake Edwards |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
George Axelrod |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Hal Pereira & Roland Anderson |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Hubert de Givenchy, Pauline Trigere & Edith Head |
| (Editor): |
Howard Smith, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Martin Jurow & Richard Shepherd |
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DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Limited to 5,000, this dazzling romantic comedy stars Hepburn as Holly Golightly. The set includes the soundtrack on CD, a reproduction of Hepburn’s script, complete handwritten notes, stills and more.Based on the novella by Truman Capote, Breakfast At Tiffany’s stars the lovely Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a dazzling and stylish young woman whose life is both mysterious and charming, yet heartbreaking. Holly is determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire, but develops a close relationship with her neighbor (George Peppard) who has a “benefactress in Patricia Neal. The hypnotic theme song “Moon River” won an Academy Award® and the memorable score garnered Henry Mancini a second statue in 1961.
LaserDisc Picture:
While the 1.66:1 picture is good.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
the soundtrack is undistinguished mono
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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