Classic Movie Review: 'Roman Holiday'
1953’s Roman Holiday, which was directed by William Wyler ( Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives ) and written by Dalton Trumbo (who was uncredited at the time), Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dighton, is one of those “high concept” romantic comedies which feature a good cast, great dialogue, good chemistry between the male and female leads (Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn) and a truly romantic setting – in this case, the city of Rome. The story of Roman Holiday is simple: Princess Ann (Hepburn) is representing her (unnamed) country on a whirlwind goodwill tour of Europe in the early 1950s. Young, beautiful and stylish, Ann is warmly received at every city on her rigorously-planned itinerary, just as Britain’s then-young Queen Elizabeth II had been when she was representing her father, King George VI, on her own globe-trotting voyages a few years before the movie was made. News announcer : Paramount News brings you a special coverage of Princess Ann'...
