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. |
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