Roman Holiday

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Roman Holiday, 1953.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Roman Holiday, 1953.

American reporter Joe (Gregory Peck) awakens Princess Anne (Audrey Hepburn), whose minders consider missing, but whom he in fact rescued, roaming the city while on sleep medication, not revealing that he knows who she is, in Roman Holiday, 1953.

Following credits confirming the all-location shooting in Rome, Audrey Hepburn in her de-facto debut, the princess of a pointedly not-named country, beginning her Academy Award-winning performance, opening William Wyler's Roman Holiday, 1953, co-starring Gregory Peck.

The ending of the escape from official guest quarters by visiting Princess Anne (Audrey Hepburn), only beginning to feel the effect of a sleep medication, and the introduction of reporter Joe (Gregory Peck) and buds, especially cameraman Irving (Eddie Albert), in William Wyler's Roman Holiday. 1953.

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Princess Anne (Audrey Hepburn) doesn't know that reporter Joe (Gregory Peck) and his photographer buddy (Eddie Albert) know her true identity, and they don't expect her to drive the scooter, thus this famous on-location romp, largely with stunt riders, in William Wyler's Roman Holiday, 1953.

News service reporter Bradley (Gregory Peck), looking to bluff his boss Hennessy (Hartley Power) into believing he didn't sleep through the press conference with the visiting princess, doesn't yet realize she's the girl (Audrey Hepburn) now stashed in his apartment, in Roman Holiday, 1953.

A runaway princess (Audrey Hepburn) in Rome finds love with a reporter (Gregory Peck) who knows her true identity in Roman Holiday (1953).