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Roman Holiday (1953) -- A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
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Overview

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Director:
William Wyler
Writers (WGA):
Dalton Trumbo (story) (front Ian McLellan Hunter)
Ian McLellan Hunter (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 September 1953 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Audrey Hepburn at her Oscar-winning best in an immortal comedy-romance! more
Plot:
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Aamir Khan honours Audrey Hepburn
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Perfect more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Gregory Peck ... Joe Bradley

Audrey Hepburn ... Princess Ann
Eddie Albert ... Irving Radovich
Hartley Power ... Mr. Hennessy
Harcourt Williams ... Ambassador
Margaret Rawlings ... Countess Vereberg
Tullio Carminati ... Gen. Provno
Paolo Carlini ... Mario Delani
Claudio Ermelli ... Giovanni
Paola Borboni ... Charwoman
Alfredo Rizzo ... Cab Driver
Laura Solari ... Secretary
Gorella Gori ... Shoe Seller
Heinz Hindrich ... Dr. Bonnachoven
John Horne ... Master of Ceremonies
Andrea Esterhazy ... Embassy Staffer (as Count Andrea Esterhazy)
Ugo De Pascale ... Embassy Staffer
Diane Lante ... Lady in Waiting
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Armando Ambrogi ... Man on Phone (uncredited)
Armando Annuale ... Dancer (uncredited)
Maurizio Arena ... Driver (uncredited)
Ugo Ballerini ... Embassy Staffer (uncredited)
Bruno Baschiera ... Embassy Staffer (uncredited)
Gildo Bocci ... Flower Man (uncredited)
Alfred Browne ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Princess Alma Cattaneo ... Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
J. Cortes Cavanillas ... Himself (uncredited)
John Cortay ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Vittoria Crispo ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Ferdinando De Aldisio ... Himself (uncredited)
Jan Dijksgraaf ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Jacques Ferrier ... Himself (uncredited)
Helen Fondra ... Countess of Marstrand (uncredited)
Giovanni Fostini ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Sytske Galema ... Himself (uncredited)
Teresa Gauthier ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Art Gilmore ... Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sidney Gordon ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Otto Gross ... Himself (uncredited)
George Higgins ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Edward Hitchcock ... Chief of Correspondents (uncredited)
Stephen House ... Himself (uncredited)
Adam Jennette ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Kurt Klinger ... Himself (uncredited)
Friedrich Lampe ... Himself (uncredited)
Princess Lilamani ... The Raikuuari (uncredited)
Mario Lucinni ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Luis Marino ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Richard McNamara ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Rabindranath Mitter ... The Maharajah (uncredited)
Luigi Moneta ... Dancer (uncredited)
Maurice Montabre ... Himself (uncredited)
Julio Moriones ... Himself (uncredited)
Richard Neuhaus ... Guard (uncredited)
Desiderio Nobile ... Embassy Staffer (uncredited)
Giustino Olivieri ... Waiter (uncredited)
Eric Oulton ... Sir Hugo Macy de Farmington (uncredited)
Piero Pastore ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Giacomo Penza ... Nuntius Altomonto (uncredited)
Mimmo Poli ... Worker (uncredited)
Giuliano Raffaelli ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Dominique Rika ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Carlo Rizzo ... Policeman (uncredited)
Piero Scanziani ... Himself (uncredited)
Gianna Segale ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Octave Senoret ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Alcide Tico ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Marco Tulli ... Stiff Dancer at the Ball (uncredited)
Patricia Varner ... Teacher (uncredited)
Dianora Veiga ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Cesare Viori ... Prince Istvan Barossy Nagyavaros (uncredited)
Tania Weber ... Francesca (uncredited)
Hank Werbe ... Correspondent (uncredited)
Catherine Wyler ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Judy Wyler ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Wyler 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dalton Trumbo (story) (front Ian McLellan Hunter)

Ian McLellan Hunter (screenplay) and
John Dighton (screenplay)

Ian McLellan Hunter (front for Dalton Trumbo)

Produced by
Robert Wyler .... associate producer
William Wyler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Georges Auric 
 
Cinematography by
Henri Alekan 
Franz Planer  (as Frank F. Planer)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Swink 
 
Art Direction by
Hal Pereira 
Walter H. Tyler  (as Walter Tyler)
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Alberto De Rossi .... makeup supervisor
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert Coleman .... assistant director
Bernard Vorhaus .... assistant director (as Piero Mussetta)
 
Art Department
Italo Tomassi .... set designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Joseph de Bretagne .... sound recordist
 
Music Department
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Young .... composer: theme music (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
118 min | Portugal:117 min (cut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Part of the joke where Joe (Gregory Peck) pretends that his hand was bitten off in the mouth of the stone carving was ad-libbed by Peck; when he pulled his hand from the mouth, he hid his hand in his sleeve, borrowing the gag from Red Skelton. This addition surprised Hepburn, and the scene was finished in one take. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Anya and Joe are on the scooter, her words don't match her mouth. more
Quotes:
Mario Delani, hairdresser: [holding Ann's long hair] All off?
Princess Ann: All off.
Mario Delani, hairdresser: [seconds later] Are you sure?
Princess Ann: Yes!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in You, Me and Dupree (2006) more

FAQ

Any recommendations for other romantic chick-flicks set in Italy?
Where is the "wall of wishes"?
How did Ann come to be called "Smitty"?
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37 out of 54 people found the following comment useful:-
Perfect, 4 October 2005
10/10
Author: lake_walker from United States

A Holiday worth celebrating every day of the year. The Princess awakens from her slumbers in this classic fall-from-innocence, coming-of-age tale with a royal twist. Audrey Hepburn stakes her claim as the most perfect woman who ever lived. Gregory Peck at his best as the ne'er-do-well American reporter who guides her chastely from girlhood to womanhood. What can I add? One of the finest movies ever made. Now will you please stop reading this review and rent the movie, for heaven's sake? ...Now, according to the rules, this review has to go for at least 10 lines. And yet I've said everything I have to say about Roman Holiday. It is perfect. Rent it. Or better yet, buy it. You won't regret it. There, now that's 11 lines, that ought to do it.

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