Released in Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 27, 1953, romantic comedy Roman Holiday remains as charming as it was seven decades ago. Produced and directed by William Wyler (Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives), Roman Holiday features two legendary performers: Audrey Hepburn, in her first film role, as an unhappy princess out to see Rome on her own, and Gregory Peck as a reporter hungry for a scoop.
The logline: Overwhelmed by her schedule, touring European princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), who takes her back to his apartment. When Joe realizes who Ann is, he bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her. But he wasn’t expecting to fall in love.
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