Roman Holiday Poster

Roman Holiday (1953)

G 08/26/1953 Romance, Comedy, Drama 1h 59m
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User
Score
8.0/10
96%
78/100

Overview

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

John Dighton

Screenplay

William Wyler

Director

Ian McLellan Hunter

Screenplay

Dalton Trumbo

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Princess Ann

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Joe Bradley

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Irving Radovich

Hartley Power

Hartley Power

Mr. Hennessy

Harcourt Williams

Harcourt Williams

Ambassador

Margaret Rawlings

Margaret Rawlings

Countess Vereberg

Tullio Carminati

Tullio Carminati

Gen. Provno

Paolo Carlini

Paolo Carlini

Mario Delani

Claudio Ermelli

Claudio Ermelli

Giovanni

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Media

"Vespa" Clip

"Vespa" Clip

70th Anniversary Spot

70th Anniversary Spot

Holiday Clip

Holiday Clip

Kiss Clip

Kiss Clip

Paramount Movies Trailer

Paramount Movies Trailer

Vanessa Williams on Roman Holiday

Vanessa Williams on Roman Holiday

Fathom Events Spot

Fathom Events Spot

Haircut Clip

Haircut Clip

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on September 7, 2020

Lighthearted and enjoyable comedy featuring two wonderful and charismatic performances by Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in her first major role. Last saw this 12 years ago and still fun to this day. **4.5/5**...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 24, 2022

Audrey Hepburn is the visiting princess "Ann" whose whistle-stop tour of Europe reaches Rome. Put to bed, as usual, she decides to don some ordinary clothes and venture out for a bit of exploring. Now, initially I thought she was going to hook up with some swarthy, tousled, Lothario but nope - she meets American journalist Gregory Peck - quite the epitome of the ordinary "Joe"! Full of the sedatives that her people gave her before she snuck out, she ends up crashing at his apartment and next morning he realises whom she is, and that his boss wants an exclusive! Just about penniless, she leaves and tries to make her way home - but again "accidentally" bumps into "Joe" and together with his photographer pal "Irving" (Eddie Albert), the three embark on some fun and engaging escapades in the E...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on June 16, 2023

**Considered by many to be the first and greatest film of Audrey Hepburn's career.**

What is special about this film? Really, little. The story is very simple: it is the almost adolescent escape of a young princess who, tired of the responsibilities and visibility inherent in a crown, decides to distract herself and live her youth for a few hours. The problem is that she ends up, inadvertently, at the home of an American news journalist in charge of interviewing her, and who wants to take advantage of the situation. Of course, anyone hoping for an interesting dalliance between the princess and the commoner will be rewarded, to some extent. Predictable? Cliché? Of course, but it was with illusions like these that cinema fed the magic of the monarchical universe, somewhat to its own adva...

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