Roman Holiday (1953)
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Critic Consensus: With Audrey Hepburn luminous in her American debut, Roman Holiday is as funny as it is beautiful, and sets the standard for the modern romantic comedy.
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Cast
as Princess Anne
as Joe Bradley
as Irving Radovich
as Gen. Provno
as Mr. Hennessy
as Hennessy's Secretary
as Gen. Provno
as Ambassador
as Countess Vereberg
as Mario Delani
as Giovanni
as Charwoman
as Dr. Bonnachoven
as Shoe Seller
as Taxi Driver
as Lady-in-Waiting
as Master of Ceremonies
as Embassy Aide
as Embassy Aide
as Correspondent
as Embassy Aide
as Correspondent
as Embassy Aide
as Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Altomonto
as Chief of Correspondents
as Sir Hugo Macy de Farmington
as The Maharajah
as Correspondent
as The Raikuuari
as Prince Istvan Barossy Nagyavaros
as Worker
as Dancer
as Irving's Model
as Embassy Staff
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Critic Reviews for Roman Holiday
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The newcomer named Audrey Hepburn gives the popular old romantic nonsense a reality it has seldom had before.
For lovers of romantic comedies through the ages, Roman Holiday remains a favorite.
[Wyler] times the chuckles with a never-flagging pace, puts heart into the laughs, endows the footage with some boff bits of business and points up some tender, poignant scenes in using the smart script and the cast to the utmost advantage.
Wyler lays out all the elements with care and precision, but the romantic comedy never comes together -- it's charm by computer.
The movie remains a great tonic.
Mr. Wyler and his associates have fashioned a natural, tender, and amusing yarn about the heiress to the throne of a mythical kingdom who is sick unto death of an unending schedule of speeches, greetings, and interviews attendant on her goodwill tour...
Audience Reviews for Roman Holiday
A sweet and charming romantic comedy with Audrey Hepburn in her first major role (which earned her the only Oscar of her career), and it finds the perfect balance between funny and captivating, with the lovely city of Rome as eye-candy setting - where it was shot in its entirety.
Super Reviewer
"Roman Holiday" is remarkable just because Audrey Hepburn isn't gratingly over-the-top as she is in most movies. "Roman Holiday" is well-scripted and well-acted with gorgeous visuals shot on location in Italy. It's a charming film with wit fresh enough for a modern audience.
Super Reviewer
No question that it's a classic, as Audrey Hepburn's debut and a fine example of the Do The Right Thing roles that Gregory Peck excelled in: family friendly with a few laughs and revolving around a one-day blossoming of an impossible love. Hepburn overacts a bit, and I could take or leave the supporting cast, but it's a charming relic that's worth seeing once, and features a Rome very different than the iconic city we saw in Italian post-war films.
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Roman Holiday Quotes
| Irving Radovich: | Joe, we can't go running around town with a hot princess! |
| Princess Anne: | At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper. |
| Joe Bradley: | And that will be the end of the fairy tale. |
| Princess Anne: | I could do some of the things I've always wanted to. |
| Joe Bradley: | Like what? |
| Princess Anne: | Oh, you can't imagine. I-I'd do just whatever I liked all day long. |
| Joe Bradley: | You should always wear my clothes. |
| Princess Anne: | It seems I do. |