| | | Isn't it romantic...
Sabrina is charming, humorous and aglow with some of Hollywood's greatest stars. Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn star in a Cinderella story directed by renowned filmmaker Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard). Bogie and Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island. Bogie's all work, Holden's all playboy. But when Sabrina, daughter of the family's chauffeur, returns from Paris all grown up and glamorous, the stage is set for some family fireworks as the brothers fall under the spell of Hepburn's delightful charms.
"...the treatment and witty dialog...set it apart from the ordinary." The Motion Picture Guide
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Full Frame - 1.33 |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 11/23/1994 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1954 | | Catalog ID: 054026 | | UPC: 00097360540260 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: B&W |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1954) |  | Edith Head, Winner, Best Costume Design (b&w) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"[T]ime travel back to the '50s with the lovely SABRINA and the sweet innocence of Audrey Hepburn and a different sort of moviemaking entirely -- quieter, gentler, careful with its emotional punches." 07/09/2009James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
...Sabrina is a perfect example of the kind of film where the actors have greater importance than any other aspect of the production... Audrey Hepburn is radiant in the title role. Bogart, best known for his tough guy image, plays effectively against type as a romantic lead. And Wiliam Holden...is the perfect playboy... Sabrina is playfully seductive, and will leave almost all viewers...with a smile on their lips and a warm glow in their hearts.
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