1961 films

Yojimbo (用心棒) is a 1961 jidaigeki film by Akira Kurosawa, in which a ronin, portrayed by Toshiro Mifune, arrives at a small town with competing crime lords making their money from gambling, and convinces each crime lord to hire him as protection from the other. By careful political manoeuvring and the use of his sword, he brings peace by encouraging both sides to wipe each other out. The film's look and themes were inspired by several sources, including John Ford's western film conventions including the canonical t ...

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Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote, published in 1958. The story documents the life of a young woman, Holly Golightly, who is trying to find her place in the world when she meets "Fred" (who is without a name in the book, but christened "Paul Varjak" in the film). In 1961, Breakfast at Tiffany's was adapted as a film that follows some aspects of Capote's original story quite closely. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Adaptions. Breakfast at Tiffany's - The ...

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Resembling a giant dragon-like serpent with webbed wings, Reptilicus, with near-impenetrable armor-plated skin, had the ability to regenerate itself from any segment as well as fly (a feature obscured in the US version, when AIP removed the flying scene). In the US version, an effect was added (albeit randomly and clumsily) where Reptilicus shot a neon-green acid slime from his mouth. The special effect used to bring ...

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Breakfast at Tiffany's - The film. A number of changes had to be made to make the storyline acceptable to a film audience and fans of Audrey Hepburn. For example, in the novella, Holly is more explicitly described as being a prostitute, something only hinted at in the film. Capote's novel also included language that was toned down as well as a more complex ending which became a conventional romantic happy ending for the film. There are also many homosexual undertones in the book as well, which would have clearl ...

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Breakfast at Tiffany's, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Adaptations, Breakfast at Tiffany's - The film, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Stage play, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Tributes, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Trivia, Breakfast at Tiffany's - External link

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Breakfast at Tiffany's - The film. A number of changes had to be made to make the storyline acceptable to a film audience and fans of Audrey Hepburn. For example, in the novella, Holly is more explicitly described as being a prostitute, something only hinted at in the film. There was also no love story between the narrator (played by George Peppard in the film) and Holly, because he was a closet homosexual. Capote's novel also included language that was toned down as well as a more complex ending which becam ...

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Breakfast at Tiffany's, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Adaptions, Breakfast at Tiffany's - The film, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Stage play, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Tributes, Breakfast at Tiffany's - Trivia, Breakfast at Tiffany's - External link

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