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Synopsis: Joe Bradley is a reporter for the American News Service in Rome, a job he doesn't much like as he would rather work for what he considers a real news agency back in the States. He is on the verge of getting fired when he, sleeping in and getting caught in a lie by his boss Hennessy, misses an interview with HRH Princess Ann, who is on a goodwill tour of Europe, Rome only her latest stop. However, he thinks he may have stumbled upon a huge scoop. Princess Ann has officially called off all her Rome engagements due to illness. In reality, he recognizes the photograph of her as being the young well but simply dressed drunk woman he rescued off the street last night (as he didn't want to turn her into the police for being a vagrant), and who is still in his small studio apartment sleeping off her hangover. What Joe doesn't know is that she is really sleeping off the effects of a sedative given to her by her doctor to calm her down after an anxiety attack, that anxiety because she hates her
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): William Wyler
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
NOT RATED
Year:
1953
118 min
7,889 Views


It's always open season|on princesses.

You must be|out of your mind.

Yeah, I know, but...

Look, I can't prevent you from|selling the pictures if you want to.

- You'll get a good price for 'em.|- Yeah!

You going to the interview?

- Are you going?|- Yeah. It's an assignment, isn't it?

Yeah.

I'll see you.

It ain't much,|but it's home.

Ladies and gentlemen,|please approach.

Her Royal Highness.

Your Royal Highness...

the ladies and gentlemen|of the press.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Her Royal Highness|will now answer your questions.

I believe at the outset,|Your Highness...

that I should express|the pleasure of all of us...

at your recovery|from the recent illness.

Thank you.

Does Your Highness believe|that federation...

would be a possible solution|to Europe's economic problems?

I am in favor of any measure...

which would lead to closer|cooperation in Europe.

And what, in the opinion|of Your Highness...

is the outlook for friendship|among nations?

I have every faith in it...

as I have faith|in relations between people.

May I say, speaking|for my own press service...

we believe that|Your Highness's faith...

will not be unjustified.

I am so glad to hear you say it.

Which of the cities visited|did Your Highness enjoy the most?

Each in its own way...

Each in its own way was...|unforgettable.

It would be difficult to...

Rome.|By all means, Rome.

I will cherish my visit here|in memory...

as long as I live.

Despite your indisposition,|Your Highness?

Despite that.

Photographs may now be taken.

Thank you,|ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you very much.

I would now like to meet some of|the ladies and gentlemen of the press.

Hitchcock, "Chicago Daily News".

I'm so happy to see you here.

Lampe. "New York Herald Tribune".

Good afternoon.

Irving Radovich,|CR Photo Service.

How do you do?

May I present Your Highness...

with some commemorative photos|of your visit to Rome?

Thank you so very much.

Joe Bradley,|American News Service.

So happy, Mr. Bradley.

The London Exchange Telegraph.

Good afternoon.

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Ian McLellan Hunter

Ian McLellan Hunter (August 8, 1915 – March 5, 1991) was an English screenwriter, most noted for fronting for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo as the credited writer of Roman Holiday in 1953. Hunter was himself later blacklisted. more…

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