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- Release date: August 27, 1953
- Director: William Wyler
- Screenwriters: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
- Producer: William Wyler
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated FilmCritic.com: Roman Holiday
- Run time: 118 minutes
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Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert. Hepburn won a Best Actress Academy Award for for her role as Princess Ann in the movie.
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Plot Summary
Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), an American reporter, picks up Ann (Audrey Hepburn) after finding her asleep on a public bench in Rome. Recognizing her as a runaway princess, he offers to let her stay in his apartment. He strikes a deal with his editor (Hartley Power): He will get an exclusive story on the princess to avoid being fired. Together with photographer Irving Radovich (Eddie Albert), Joe escorts Ann (who calls herself Anya Smith) on a sightseeing day around the city while agents from her country search for her.Awards
- Academy Awards
- Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
- Best Black-and-White Costume Design (Edith Head)
- Best Writing/Motion Picture Story (Ian McLellan Hunter and Dalton Trumbo)
- BAFTA Awards
- Best British Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
- Golden Globe Awards
- Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (Audrey Hepburn)
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Best Written American Comedy (Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dighton)
- Library of Congress
- United States National Film Registry
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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