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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   967 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Patrick (screenplay)
John H. Secondari (novel)
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Release Date:
2 June 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
You've Never Lived Until You've Loved in Rome!
Plot:
American girls dream of finding romance in Rome, but there is none for secretaries, Anita tells her replacement at the USDA... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Reviews:
An overproduced romantic melodrama produced at a time when Hollywood was ripe with them. more (25 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Clifton Webb ... John Frederick Shadwell
Dorothy McGuire ... Miss Frances
Jean Peters ... Anita Hutchins
Louis Jourdan ... Prince Dino di Cessi
Maggie McNamara ... Maria Williams
Rossano Brazzi ... Georgio Bianchi
Howard St. John ... Mr. Burgoyne
Kathryn Givney ... Mrs. Burgoyne
Cathleen Nesbitt ... La Principessa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Merry Anders ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Larry Arnold ... Waiter (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre ... Pepe - Shadwell's Butler (uncredited)
Iphigenie Castiglioni ... Bit Part (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles La Torre ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky ... Baroness (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Grazia Narciso ... Louisa, Shadwell's Maid (uncredited)
Luciana Paluzzi ... Angela Bianchi (uncredited)
Norma Varden ... Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited)
Willard Waterman ... Mr. Hoyt (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jean Negulesco 
 
Writing credits
John Patrick (screenplay)

John H. Secondari (novel)

Produced by
Sol C. Siegel .... producer
 
Original Music by
Victor Young 
 
Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner (director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)
 
Film Editing by
William Reynolds 
 
Art Direction by
John DeCuir  (as John De Cuir)
Lyle R. Wheeler  (as Lyle Wheeler)
 
Set Decoration by
Paul S. Fox 
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gaston Glass .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Italo Tomassi .... manager of art department (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Eugene Grossman .... sound
Roger Heman Sr. .... sound (as Roger Heman)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire .... wardrobe director
Sam Benson .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Ken Darby .... vocal director
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Leonard Doss .... technicolor color consultant
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints)
Certification:
Australia:G | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #16697, General Audience) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
We only see two coins thrown in the fountain, but we told of a third thrown in by Georgio. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the final scene at the Trevi fountain, the fountain is dry and being cleaned. While the actors are there, the fountain begins flowing again. However, when the actors leave, the fountain is completely full, not a possibility given the size of the fountain and the period of time over which the scene occurs. more
Quotes:
Maria Williams: A pinch is a pinch in any man's language. more
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FAQ

How does the movie end? Whose wish is granted?
What fountain was used for the coin-tossing scene?
Any recommendations for other romantic chick-flicks set in Italy?
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7 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
An overproduced romantic melodrama produced at a time when Hollywood was ripe with them., 28 April 2003
Author: TheVid from Colorado Springs

This routinely structured story of women abroad finding romance with foreigners is noteworthy only for the added value that CinemaScope and stereophonic sound were able to provide mid-century audiences. It's all too trite, particularly in an era in American films where directors like Douglas Sirk and Vincente Minnelli were creating masterpieces of the genre. A terrifically romantic view of the Eternal City, though!

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