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Writers (WGA):
Dalton Trumbo (story) (front Ian McLellan Hunter)Ian McLellan Hunter (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 September 1953 (USA) moreTagline:
Audrey Hepburn at her Oscar-winning best in an immortal comedy-romance! morePlot:
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(16 articles)
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An enchanting light comedy… moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gregory Peck | ... | Joe Bradley |
 | Audrey Hepburn | ... | Princess Ann |
 | Eddie Albert | ... | Irving Radovich |
| Hartley Power | ... | Mr. Hennessy |
| Harcourt Williams | ... | Ambassador |
| Margaret Rawlings | ... | Countess Vereberg |
| Tullio Carminati | ... | Gen. Provno |
| Paolo Carlini | ... | Mario Delani |
| Claudio Ermelli | ... | Giovanni |
| Paola Borboni | ... | Charwoman |
| Alfredo Rizzo | ... | Cab Driver |
| Laura Solari | ... | Secretary |
| Gorella Gori | ... | Shoe Seller |
| Heinz Hindrich | ... | Dr. Bonnachoven |
| John Horne | ... | Master of Ceremonies |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
118 min | Portugal:117 min (cut version)Country:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) (original rating) | West Germany:6 (f) (re-rated) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #16114) | UK:U | USA:PassedFilming Locations:
Bocca della Verita "Mouth of Truth", Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Piazza Bocca della Verita, Rome, Lazio, Italy moreFun Stuff
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The story was originally optioned by Frank Capra in 1949, who had hoped to cast Cary Grant and Elizabeth Taylor in what would essentially amount to being a variation on his Oscar-winning classic, It Happened One Night (1934). However, Capra's Liberty Films production company was beset with financial problems and he was forced to sell the property to Paramount where a combination of political timidity (Capra discovered the involvement of blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo) and a tight budget prompted him to withdraw from the project. William Wyler however had no compunctions whatsoever about working with Trumbo. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Joe rolls Ann out of his bed onto the couch, Ann mumbles, "So happy." However, her mouth doesn't move. moreQuotes:
Irving Radovich: Hey, er, anybody ever tell you you're a dead ringer for...[Joe kicks him under the table]
Irving Radovich: Ow! Well, I guess I'll be going!
Joe Bradley: Oh, don't do a thing like that, Irving. Sit down, join us, join us.
Irving Radovich: Well, just till Francesca gets here.
Princess Ann: Tell me, Mr. Radovich, what is a ringer?
Joe Bradley: Oh. Er, it's an American term, and it means anybody who has a great deal of charm.
Princess Ann: Oh. Thank you.
Irving Radovich: [confused] You're welcome.
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How did Ann come to be called "Smitty"?
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Constantly advised, overprotected, and bored with her royal duties, Princess Anne, on holiday in Rome, evades her protectors and sneaks out at night to discover how the ordinary Italians live...
Exhausted from a claustrophobic schedule, she collapses in a public place…
Passing by is Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), a newspaper reporter who was planning to interview the Princess the following day…
Not realizing who she is, he eventually takes her to his apartment where she spends the night on his couch…
After discovering her identity, Bradley charms the runaway princess for the exclusive story he visualizes writing… He calls his carefree photographer friend Eddie Albert and proposes to spend the day with her and experience everything she has always desired to…
Audrey Hepburn—the exquisite incognito princess who finds romance in the capital city of Italy— not only lets down her long tresses, but also gets a more fashionable cut, as she blossoms to embrace a life she knows she cannot keep…
Hepburn received an Oscar for Best Actress in recognition of her gamine charms and for her great acting ability…
If you like to remember Princess Anne at the café ordering champagne for lunch; smoking her "very first" cigarette; dancing on a barge on the Tiber River; hitting the royal agents with beer bottles; and testing the legend of 'The Mouth of Truth;' don't miss this delightful movie with three legendary stars…