Roman Holiday (1953) | |
| Director(s) | William Wyler |
| Producer(s) | Robert Wyler (associate), William Wyler, Lester Koenig (associate uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Italy, Newspapers, Romance (Comic), Romance (Drama), Royalty |
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Roman Holiday (1953) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by William Wyler and produced by William Wyler, Robert Wyler and Lester Koenig.
Roman Holiday was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.
Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Eddie Albert | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Won |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Frank Planer, Henri Alekan | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Edith Head | Won |
| Best Director | William Wyler | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Robert Swink | Nominated |
| Best Picture | William Wyler, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Won |
| Best Writing | Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton | Nominated |
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The Making of Roman Holiday
By Amanda Garrett on May 5, 2018 From Old Hollywood FilmsAudrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck on the Spanish Steps in Roman Holiday (1953). Roman Holiday (1953) is one of old Hollywood's most beloved films, featuring a star-making performance by Audrey Hepburn and beautiful location shooting in the Eternal City. In honor of the upcoming wedding of Prince ... Read full article
Roman Holiday (1953): Escapism and Why That’s Okay Sometimes
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsI’ve made a point of suggesting that the reason that I return to movies, again and again, is not because I go to them as an outlet of escapism but for the fact that films give us a little bit more insight into the lives we lead as human beings. In some ways, you could say I’ve even vehem... Read full article
Roman Holiday (1953): Escapism and Why That’s Okay Sometimes
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsI’ve made a point of suggesting that the reason that I return to movies, again and again, is not because I go to them as an outlet of escapism but for the fact that films give us a little bit more insight into the lives we lead as human beings. In some ways, you could say I’ve even vehem... Read full article
A Princesa e o Plebeu / Roman Holiday (1953)
By L? on Dec 5, 2015 From Critica RetroA Princesa e o Plebeu / Roman Holiday (1953) Se voc? gosta de filmes antigos, j? deve ter passado por esta situa??o: na ?nsia de compartilhar sua paix?o com as pessoas ao seu redor, recebeu como resposta uma careta e a recusa veemente de parar para ver um filme “velho”, em preto e... Read full article
On Location: Roman Holiday (1953)
By Julia on Nov 29, 2015 From Cinema CrossroadsAudrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck Whenever I travel, I love visiting the filming locations of my favorite movies. This post is the first in my “On Location” series. One of my all-time favorite movies is hitting theaters again this week thanks to TCM and Fathom Events, who are sponsoring a... Read full article
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Quotes from
Joe Bradley: [after swimming ashore] All right?
Princess Ann: Fine. How are you?
Joe Bradley: Oh, fine!
[they laugh]
Joe Bradley: Say, you know, you were great back there.
Princess Ann: You weren't so bad yourself.
Joe Bradley: [kisses her] Well... I guess we'd better get Irving's car and get out of here.
Mario Delani, hairdresser: [holding Ann's long hair] All off?
Princess Ann: All off.
Mario Delani, hairdresser: [seconds later] Are you sure?
Princess Ann: Yes!
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The original writer, Dalton Trumbo, was blacklisted as one of the legendary Hollywood Ten, and therefore could not receive credit for the screenplay, even when it won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Instead, his friend, Ian McLellan Hunter, took credit for the story and accepted the Oscar. Trumbo's wife, Cleo, was finally presented with the award in 1993, long after his death in 1976. The Oscar she received was actually a second one, because Hunter's son wouldn't give up his father's Oscar. Thus, two awards for Best Screenplay of 1953 exist. The story credit was corrected to credit Trumbo when the restored edition was released in 2002, nearly fifty years after the original release.
For the famous "Mouth of Truth" scene, Gregory Peck ad-libbed the joke where he pretends that his hand was bitten off in the mouth of the stone carving. He borrowed the gag from Red Skelton. Prior to filming the scene, Peck told director William Wyler that he was going to do the gag, but that they should not tell Audrey Hepburn. When Peck pulled his arm out of the stone carving's mouth with his hand pulled up his sleeve, Hepburn's horror and surprise was genuine. She gave what she later recalled was "a good and proper scream," and the scene was finished in one take.
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