The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) (TV)

Director:

Steven Robman

Writer (WGA):

Marsha Norman (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Biographic made-for-TV movie of the life of one of Hollywood's most famous actreses: Audrey Hepburn...

Plot Keywords:

Childhood | Hollywood | Actress | 1960s | Ballerina

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Audrey Hepburn
Frances Fisher	...	Ella van Heemstra
Keir Dullea	...	Joseph Hepburn
Gabriel Macht	...	William Holden
Peter Giles	...	James Hanson
Emmy Rossum	...	Young Audrey Hepburn (ages 12-16)
Eric McCormack	...	Mel Ferrer
Seana Kofoed	...	Kay Kendall
Michael J. Burg	...	Truman Capote
Stéphane Archambault
Joan Copeland	...	Cathleen Nesbitt
Marcel Jeannin	...	Givenchy
Adam MacDonald	...	Nick Dana
Mark Camacho	...	Tiffany's Cab Driver
Sarah Hyland	...	Audrey Hepburn (at 8 years old)

Also Known As:

Audrey Hepburn (USA) (working title)
Untitled Audrey Hepburn Bio (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for a scene of violence and brief language.

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Endemol Entertainment

Goofs:

Plot holes: The day Holland is liberated, Audrey was sick and almost died in the story. Later in the film she tells someone about that day and how wonderful it was to watch the movie in the middle of town to celebrate. She was too ill to get out of bed and would not have been able to attend.

Quotes:

Audrey Hepburn: [after recieving an Academy Award] I would like to thank my mother, who taught me to stand up straight, sit erect, use discipline with wine and sweets, and only smoke six cigarettes a day.

Movie Connections:

References From Here to Eternity (1953)

At times very good, at others humiliating.

THE AUDREY HEPBURN STORY (2000) Rating: 6/10

It's an intriguing idea to bring the story of Audrey Hepburn to the big screen (this movie was actually reduced to a TV-movie), but did it all go well? Pretty much. The Audrey Hepburn Story is an average movie that occasionally frames Hepburn as a bit of a slut. This film is a little over-long, but it spends a nice time telling the world what it must have been like through Hepburn's eyes. Jennifer Love Hewitt is good, although she does not have quite the touch to portray a brilliant performance. Better ones come from Frances Fisher as Hepburn's mother and a young actress called Emily Rossum who movingly plays Audrey from 14-16. The script has some really intriguing moments and a touching back-story. But, in the long shot, the film really misses greatness when it flaws itself deeply at the end. Nice work, but misses the mark alot.