Roman Holiday (1953)

Editor's Note 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).

	Margaret Rawlings
	Harcourt Williams
	Audrey Hepburn
	Paolo Carlini
	Tullio Carminati
	Gregory Peck
	Eddie Albert
	Hartley Power
	Georges Auric - Composer
	Henri Alekan - Director of Photography
	Dalton Trumbo - Screenwriter
	Ian McLellan Hunter - Screenwriter
	John Dighton - Screenwriter
	Robert W. Swink - Editor
	Hal Pereira - Art Director
	Walter Tyler - Art Director
	Franz Planer - Director of Photography
	William Wyler - Producer
	William Wyler - Director

Total Film
"[Hepburn is] still enormously popular, fondly remembered for her elegant, effortless warmth on screen." 03/01/2004 p.7

USA Today
"Wistful HOLIDAY remains one of the most popular films by director William Wyler, a three-time Oscar winner." 10/05/2004 p.3D