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Sabrina (1954)

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Reviews Counted: 23

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Average Rating: 7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Billy Wilder's adaptation of Samuel Taylor's romantic comedy stars Audrey Hepburn in the title role. The daughter of the chauffeur (John Willliams) of the wealthy Larabee family, she becomes infatuated with the rakish, younger brother... Billy Wilder's adaptation of Samuel Taylor's romantic comedy stars Audrey Hepburn in the title role. The daughter of the chauffeur (John Willliams) of the wealthy Larabee family, she becomes infatuated with the rakish, younger brother David (William Holden), while spying on their lavish parties as a teenager. Her father sends her to school in Paris to forget her romantic angst, but upon her return, the now fashionable young woman has suddenly become irresistible to David. Since his father and older brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart), who runs the family business, have engineered his forthcoming marriage to a wealthy heiress (Martha Hyer), they attempt to derail Sabrina's romance with David. To cool his brother's ardor, Linus temporarily puts David out of commission and begins dating Sabrina simply to distract her, but of course it's he who becomes distracted. When David recovers from his injury and learns that Sabrina is now interested in her brother, the festivities begin. Hepburn, the ultimate ingenue, defines charm in this pleasant comic diversion. [More]

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Martha Hyer

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Martha Hyer, John Williams, Walter Hampden, Joan Vohs, Marcel Dalio

Director: Billy Wilder

Director: Billy Wilder
Producer: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, Ernest Lehman
Composer: Frederick Hollander

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It's a Cinderella story that gets turned on its head, a satire about breaking down class and emotional barriers, and a confrontation between New World callousness and Old World humanity.

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Derek Adams
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Abundant charm and humour

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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... the results were satisfying, as Bogart played drawing-room comedy with aplomb.

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08/15/07
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Wilder's tastelessness now seems his major artistic strength.

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08/15/07
Dave Kehr
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Bogey and Hepburn - classic.

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06/29/07
Cole Smithey
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Just as much chilling as it's witty.

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Dennis Schwartz
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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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A semi-classic for the semi-literate.

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Gregory Weinkauf
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Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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A frothy delight.

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Michael Dequina
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02/17/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Skip the Harrison Ford remake and go straight to this original classic.

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Luanne Brown
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Another great Wilder film--usually underrated

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
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Some movies are so sweet and so fun that we find it easy to overlook their basic implausibility.

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Brian Webster
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