Roman Holiday Movie Review 1953

Hepburn's first starring role is a charmer as a princess bored with her official visit to Rome who slips away and plays at being an "average Jane." A reporter discovers her little charade and decides to cash in with an exclusive story. Before they know it, love calls. Blacklisted screenwriter Trumbo was "fronted" by Ian McLellan Hunter, who accepted screen credit and the Best Story Oscar in Trumbo's stead. The Academy voted to posthumously award Trumbo his own Oscar in 1993.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Rome--Modern, Romantic Comedy, Royalty, Adapted from a Story, Front Page, Role Reversal

Screenplay

Dalton Trumbo

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati

Director

William Wyler

Producer

Paramount Pictures, William Wyler

Awards

Oscars 1953: Actress (Hepburn), Costume Des. (B&W), Story; British Acad. 1953: Actress (Hepburn); Golden Globes 1954: Actress--Drama (Hepburn), Natl. Film Reg. 1999;; N.Y. Film Critics 1953: Actress (Hepburn).