Roman Holiday

1953 119 min ★ 7.9 Romance, Comedy, Drama

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.

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Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Princess Ann

Gregory Peck

Joe Bradley

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

Details

Director

William Wyler

Screenplay

Ian McLellan Hunter

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$12,000,000

Production

Paramount Pictures

Reviews

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JPV852

September 7, 2020

★ 9/10

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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CinemaSerf

June 24, 2022

★ 7/10

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 sedativ...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

June 16, 2023

★ 9/10

**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,...