Roman Holiday (1953)

Directed by

William Wyler

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

G

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 2,292 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A princess escapes her royal duties for a day in Rome. She meets an American reporter who does not recognize her. They spend the day together exploring the city.

romanticlightheartedwhimsicalcharmingplayfulbittersweetgentleclassic

What happens

Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the film also won the Academy Award for Best Story and the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The script was written by Dalton Trumbo and John Dighton, though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit, and Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him. Trumbo's name was reinstated when the film was released on DVD in 2003, and on December 19, 2011, full credit for Trumbo's work was restored. Blacklisted director Bernard Vorhaus worked on the film as an assistant director under a pseudonym. The film was shot at the Cinecittà studios and on location around Rome during the "Hollywood on the Tiber" era. The film opened the 14th Venice International Film Festival within the official program. In 1999, Roman Holiday was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film has been considered one of the most romantic films in cinema history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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