Roman Holiday

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Roman Holiday is a classic 1953 romantic comedy film, directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, about a princess who escapes her royal duties to explore Rome incognito.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf black-and-white film
film
romantic comedy film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
cinematographyBy Henri Alekan
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William Wyler
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributedIn United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Robert Swink
featuresCharacter Irving Radovich
Joe Bradley
Princess Ann
filmingLocation Cinecittà Studios
Rome
genre comedy
romance film
romantic comedy
hasGenreElement fairy-tale romance
hasTheme class differences
freedom versus duty
musicBy Georges Auric
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
surface form: Academy Award for Best Screenplay

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableFor Audrey Hepburn's first major leading film role
on-location shooting in Rome
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A European princess escapes her royal duties to explore Rome incognito and falls in love with an American reporter.
producer William Wyler
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
publicationDate 1953
releaseFormat theatrical release
runningTime 118 minutes
screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter
John Dighton
setting Rome
starring Audrey Hepburn
Eddie Albert
Gregory Peck
uncreditedWriter Dalton Trumbo

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William Wyler directed Roman Holiday
Trevi Fountain featuredInFilm Roman Holiday
Audrey Hepburn notableWork Roman Holiday
Eddie Albert notableWork Roman Holiday
Edith Head notableWork Roman Holiday
Eldred notableWork Roman Holiday
subject surface form: Eldred Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck notableWork Roman Holiday
Peck notableWork Roman Holiday
subject surface form: Gregory Peck
William Wyler notableWork Roman Holiday
Eddie Albert portrayedIn Roman Holiday