Roman Holiday
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome.When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $12M
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Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 10 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 10 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actress
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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Box Office & Release
Roman Holiday returned 8.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Aug 26, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United States of America
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