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Roman Holiday

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Roman Holiday (1953)

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Reviews Counted:43

Fresh:26

Rotten:17

Average Rating:5.0/10

Consensus: With Audrey Hepburn luminous in her American debut, Roman Holiday is as funny as it is beautiful, and sets the standard for the modern romantic comedy.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This classic romantic comedy introduced Audrey Hepburn to audiences as a modern-day princess. Stifled by her royal entourage on a trip to Rome, Hepburn's Princess Ann escapes to explore the Italian... This classic romantic comedy introduced Audrey Hepburn to audiences as a modern-day princess. Stifled by her royal entourage on a trip to Rome, Hepburn's Princess Ann escapes to explore the Italian city on her own. While incognito, she falls in love with an American newspaperman, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck). When Bradley learns of Ann's true identity, he finds himself torn between following his nose for news--and turning her into a big story--or the growing affections of his heart. A hit in 1953, ROMAN HOLIDAY won Hepburn an Academy Award for Best Actress, and was also notable for its Oscar-winning story by then-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo (credited as Ian McLellan Hunter). [More]

Starring: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati

Starring: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams, Margaret Rawlings, Paolo Carlini

Director: William Wyler

Director: William Wyler
Producer: William Wyler
Screenwriter: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Composer: Georges Auric

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So light and enjoyable that it almost seems wrong to ascribe more to it than pure entertainment

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
01/20/09
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

This is one of the best debut films out there for any actor or actress, and with a clean presentation and healthy range of supplements, the new Centennial Collection edition is worth adding to your classic films section of your home video library.

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11/18/08
Dan Goldwasser
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09/18/08
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07/21/05
Tino Hahn
Tino Hahn
Digitalvd.de

the cast chemistry is so strong that the movie bubbles with energy

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08/14/04
James Plath
James Plath
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05/13/04
DVD Beaver

All in all, it’s an unspectacular treatment on the 50th anniversary of this film’s initial theatrical release.

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02/14/04
Dan Jardine
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01/21/04
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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01/08/03
dvdmg.com

There is plenty of skill, charm, and wit on display...and that’s what counts.

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01/07/03
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12/23/02
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12/05/02
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11/27/02
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11/27/02
Matt Brighton
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