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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.
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Roman Holiday, American romantic comedy film, released in 1953, that starred Audrey Hepburn in her first Hollywood feature. She won an Academy Award for best actress for her performance.
In Roman Holiday, Hepburn plays a princess who is tired of being the centre of social events and a target for the paparazzi. During a visit to Rome, she escapes her guardians in order to explore the city. While a massive search takes place, Joe Bradley (played by Gregory Peck), an American reporter, makes her acquaintance and pretends not to know her identity as he guides her on an unforgettable day around Rome.
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•Studio: Paramount Pictures
•Director and producer: William Wyler
•Writers: Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, and Dalton Trumbo
•Music: Georges Auric
•Gregory Peck (Joe Bradley)
•Audrey Hepburn (Princess Ann)
•Eddie Albert (Irving Radovich)
•Hartley Power (Mr. Hennessy)
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•Director
•Editing
•Cinematography
•Art direction–set decoration (black and white)
•Writing (motion picture story)*
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Summaries. A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Joe Bradley is a reporter for the American News Service in Rome, a job he doesn't much like as he would rather work for what he considers a real news agency back in the States.
Roman Holiday: Directed by William Wyler. With Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power. A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1953-09-02
Oct 19, 2023 · Whether sincere like Roman Holiday, or satirical like 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), these movies portray complex female characters, their relationships, and how they react to their societally-prescribed expectations.
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 (Gregory Peck),who takes her back to his apartment for...
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- Romance, Comedy
Roman Holiday (1953) is a delightful, captivating fairy-tale romance shot entirely on location in Rome, and produced and directed by one of Hollywood's most skillful, distinguished, professional and eminent directors - William Wyler.
