Fun fact:
Deneuve was once offered the role of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s but turned it down, a part that eventually made Audrey Hepburn a star.
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InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut carries the glamour of the city's golden age in its sweeping staircases and Mediterranean-facing rooms. Marlon Brando was among the screen legends hosted here when the Phoenicia stood at the centre of cosmopolitan Beirut.
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