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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HEPBURN,AUDREY
EAN: 9780792172161
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0792172167
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 26, 2002
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 732
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1953-09
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A princess on an official visit to Rome slips away without notice and falls in love with a newspaperman.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 2-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video:
Maybe it doesn't quite live up to its sterling reputation, and maybe the leading man and director were slightly miscast. But who cares? Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees. The endlessly charming Hepburn had her first starring role in this sweet romance, playing a European princess on an official tour through Rome. Frustrated by her lack of connection to the real world, she slips away from her protective handlers and goes on a spree, aided by a tough-guy news reporter (Gregory Peck). Director William Wyler, more at home with such heavy-going, Oscar-winning classics as The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben- Hur, doesn't always keep the champagne bubbles afloat, and the Peck role would have fit Cary Grant like a silk glove. But the film is great fun, the location shooting is irresistible, and Hepburn embodies an image of chic style that would rule for the rest of the fifties. No coincidence: she won an Oscar, and so did veteran costume designer Edith Head. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Chick Flick - A Princess blending in with everyday folks
Roman Holiday -
Audrey Hepburn, a young stressed princess, experiences life without schedules and guards when she sneaks outside her country's embassy in Rome after being given sleeping medication. Gregory Peck, a poor newspaper reporter trying to earn enough money to get back to NY, thinks she is drunk and doesn't want her to be picked up by the police.
Thereafter follow several comedic scenes. He follows her around to get a real inside scoop on the life of a princess... ... Read More
Rating: - "I could do some of the things I've always wanted to."
Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) is tired of the royal life. She is required to behave in such a silly way and she has no time to enjoy herself. She visits city after city without any real change of scenery and she's tired of it. No one in her employ will help her achieve any excitement, so she takes matters into her own hands and escapes. Reporter Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) finds her, and recognizes her for who she really is. What a story! He takes her home and plans his story, but can't let her know ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful Classic Movie
I love this movie. I watched it right before my trip to Rome. The sights have not changed a bit and it's such a cute story line. Old black and white movies are so classic and so is Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. It portrays Rome so well.
Rating: - Roman Holiday
The DVD arrived quickly and in new condition.
We enjoyed reviewing it very much. It was Audrey Hepburn's first starring role in a movie and the first movie shot on location. Great movie.
Rating:  - A Fun and Silly Movie
This movie is not the best work for either Hepburn or Peck, but it is fun to see and shows some great scenes of Rome from that time. If you are a fan of either star it is worth owning.
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