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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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Fast Facts
- 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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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
- Academy Awards
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SAMA Soiree ala Roman Holiday tonight with @laurenruthmayo @phillyfaded and @dtkb!
@kallimcqueen | November 14, 2009 01:36 AM -
Okay, maybe #5. And #11 is just too honorable, although Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday...? Different story.
@barbhaynes | November 14, 2009 12:58 AM -
@livlab Do they have Roman Holiday? That's such a fun and relaxing movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/
@zsazsa | November 14, 2009 12:44 AM -
I want watch a good movie. 'Kiss me, stupid' or 'Roman holiday'?
@real_pere | November 14, 2009 12:27 AM -
RT @SAMAart RSVPs close at 7PM for SAMA Soiree: Roman Holiday! Tix: http://bit.ly/2dkPbs
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Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition) - $9.98
A young princess tired of the constraints her position brings runs away. She doesnt know the man who befriends her is a reporter out for a story. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/16/2007 Starring: Gregory Peck Eddie Albert ...
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Roman Holiday - The Centennial Collection - $16.99
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Nr
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Audrey Hepburn Collection (Breakfast at Tiffany's / Roman Holiday / Sabrina) - $24.99
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/06/2007
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This 5pk contains some of Audrey Hepburn's finest. Funny Face 50th Anniversary Edition, Breakfast at Tiffany's SCE, Roman Holiday, Paris When It Sizzles, and Sabrina.
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Roman Holidays: American Writers and Artists in Nineteenth-Century Italy - $44.95
Featuring essays by twelve prominent American literature scholars, Roman Holidays explores the tradition of American travel to Italy and makes a significant contribution to the understanding of nineteenth-century American encounte...
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