Gregory Peck played a prank when filming the mouth of truth by pretending that his hand was trapped in there. So the reaction from Audrey Hepburn was real and of course, they kept it in the movie.
As other commenters mention, the Mouth of Truth shows the real life chemistry between Peck and Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn just oozed adorableness and charm. Gregory Peck has that presence of character and decency that you don't see today, and the way he conveys his uneasiness with his deception, even before he's fallen for the princess, is so subtle and real. Eddie Albert needs to be remembered as a really fine actor, and a better man and war hero, who saved lives in WW2 combat. At the battle of Tarawa in the South Pacific, Albert continously returned with his Higgins boat to save upwards of 50 men, who were stranded off the beach at Tarawa due to tides. He did this under intense Japanese machine gun and sniper fire. Eddie Albert was distraught when he returned to aid another group of men, who had been stranded and slaughtered. RIP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Audrey is wonderful. Love her This isn't her first movie, she had bit parts in a few British movies including 1951's Lavender Hill Mob with Alec Guiness. But this is her first Anerican movie and first starring role. And she hit it out of the ballpark!
i always thought that the brilliant opera singer/actress patricia janeckova, would make a brilliant princess, if a remake of 'roman holiday' was made! like audrey hepburn, she was european-although slovakian, she was born in germany! she could sing in several languages including english & she had performed in several musicals! sadly, patricia died last october from breast cancer at the age of 25!! much of her work can be seen on you tube! she found fame at the age of 12, winning 'talentmania' in her home country, singing, 'once upon a time in the west' from the 1969 film starring henry fonda & charles bronson! patricia was thought by many to be the greatest soprano ever & was destined for a big future in both singing & acting!!!
the late opera soprano singer, patricia janeckova, would have been a brilliant princess if there had been a remake of 'roman holiday' but sadly patricia died last october from breast cancer aged 25!!!
I'm thrilled that you appreciated the ending. The princess grows so much in the course of her adventurous romance- her maturity and new found gravitas would have been undermined with a stock, syrupy "happy ending". The scene at the press conference with AH's turning and showing her amazing smile, and then as she connects with GP, with their eyes alone, that is one of my favorite scenes in all cinema. Beautiful and pure romance!!!!
The line she delivers to her advisors at the end sums it all up for me 'If I were not completely aware of my duty to my family and my country, I would not have returned tonight. Or indeed ever again.' I am my own person now and you can no longer move me around like a puppet. Her answer about Rome is not the politically correct answer to the question, but it is what's in her heart. Hepburn is just magical in this film. Gregory Peck insisted that her name appear with his above the title because he knew she was someone special.
Now that you've been introduced to Gregory Peck you should really check out the role he was born to play: Atticus Finch in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird. He won the Academy Award for that role, but it's also one of the best movie adaptations of a novel (which won the Pulitzer Prize). Something that should be of particular interest to a novelist like yourself.
Perfect film and the brilliant B&W cinematography adds so much more to it: the element of fantasy and deception is enhanced . Thank goodness they shot it in B&W.
As I recall, they originally wanted to shoot it in color because of all the wonderful scenery ut since they were already spending a lot of money to film on location , they had to make a choice to either film on location in B&W or do it in a studio in color so they decided to do black and white , which was cheaper and still shoot on location.
if patricia janeckova was alive today, she would have been a perfect choice to play the princess in 'roman holiday' but sadly, opera soprano,/actress, patricia, died from breast cancer last october, aged 25! like audrey hepburn, german born slovakian, pj was european too! may i recommend that you watch her 2016 new year concert, singing, 'meine lippen, 'mein herr marquis' & 'the doll song'! also catch her more recently singing, 'think of me' & 'rusalka'!!!
You've not seen Gregory Peck before! Oh my gosh. You must watch some of his movies. His most famous is of course "To Kill a Mockingbird" (which you must see) and I would also recommend my favorite western "The Big Country."
The Big Country is highly underrated. It's incredible. Peck is amazing, but so are Burl Ives (his monologue when he bursts into the party; incredible) and Charles Bickford -- and Charlton Heston in a rare character role. A truly great film. Glad to see it get some love here.
@@markdodson6453 "Charlton Heston in a rare character role". Maybe not so rare as people think - for instance one should see him as Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers" (1973) or as the titular character in the Western "Will Penny (1967). Both very good movies, by the way.
Other Audrey Hepburn movies to put on your watch list are: 1954 Sabrina 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1963 Charade 1966 Two For The Road She didn't make very many films but all of them are wonderful. Thanks Madison 👍🤩
It is an unusual ending. Hepburn was supposed to be billed below the title, but Peck insisted she should be before it. He said she would win the Oscar and he'd look a fool if he kept top billing to himself. And she did.
When I went to Italy in 2019, the very first thing I did upon leaving my hotel was to seek out the house where Keats died. It's right at the foot of the Spanish Steps. The house was closed till later in the day. I had my very first Roman meal in a restaurant parallel to the house (cacio e pepe), and visited the house right after. It was a fabulous start for a fabulous two weeks (Keats is my favorite Romantic poet).
Thank you SO much for reacting to this. Nothing better than having one of your favorite reactors do one of your favorite movies. Seeing different people react to Casablanca and this film were what got me into movie reactions in the first place. It wasn't the ending we wanted, but it was the right one -- and a pretty extraordinary one for the time. The goodbye in the car, and the final one at the end, never fail to get me even after all these years of watching it. I am so glad you enjoyed it. And my favorite line? Walking into Joe's apartment: "Is this the elevator?"
In the older movies, it is not unusual for duty and doing the “right thing” to trump our 21st century ideas of romance. Think Casablanca. Such a beautiful ending that inspires so much more than if they were to wind up together. Great react and commentary…keep’em coming!!
That last, long, silent look that Gregory and Audrey give each other at the end … that kind of subtlety, giving actors the freedom to “show don’t tell,” is one of the requirements for a movie to be classified as great. You can tell La La Land’s final moment was inspired by this, thankfully proving this is not a lost art, and it must never be.
I give him my lifetime achievement as a supporting actor. THIS is how it's done. (Agnes Moorehead in JOHNNY BELINDA gets a nod, too, where she transitions from a caringless farm-wife into her mama-bear for her young charge, a damaged young girl who's never known a more powerful protector.)
Your sweet reaction is a stirring reminder of how I felt my first viewing. Now there was a previous film back in 1934 with a similar ( yet turbulent ) storyline and an ending that…….oh no, I almost gave it away. It’s call “It Happened One Night” with Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert. You’ll love it.
I enjoyed the reaction, Madison. Such a beautiful movie. A few recommendations for you My Man Godfrey, The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Notorious, and Double Indemnity. A good bit of variety, and all great movies.
Irving is played by a family favorite, Eddie Albert, who we knew best as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the wacky tv series "Green Acres". He was also a musical theater actor and a lovely supporting player.
One of my absolute favorite movies! Fun fact: this was Audrey Hepburn’s first leading role in a Hollywood film, hence the “introducing Audrey Hepburn” credit, and her name was initially going to be in a much smaller font than established leading man Gregory Peck’s name but Peck insisted that her name be as big as his name. Hepburn went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance and became one of the most in-demand and iconic Hollywood actresses of all-time.
The scene, where the house cleaner is outraged to find a young woman in Joe's bachelor apartment, is reminiscent of a scene in Rear Window. In Rear Window, Jimmy Stewart's detective friend expresses ambivalence when he suspects Grace Kelly plans an overnight visit to the bachelor apartment. In Roman Holiday the disapproval is much stronger due to Italy's Catholic mores of that era.
Audrey Hepburn is/was the MOST amazing, beautiful, and kind actress TO EVER GRACE THE SCREEN. IMO she has no equal and never will. Check out her appearance at the Cecil B. Demille Awards. The epitome of grace...
Audrey's first movie in America...a TRUE princess indeed. IMO, a most BEAUTIFUL and talented woman throughout her life! With Mr. Peck, well what can you say? So many great pictures, one to watch is "To Kill a Mockingbird"...
Ooh, you reacted to "Wait Until Dark." I've never seen a reaction to that (aside from my grandmother's with whom I watched it.) It's so bittersweet, so unique.
In addition to Audrey Hepburn's Best Actress Oscar, Edith Head won the Oscar for Best Costume Design, and Dalton Trumbo won for Best Story. The photographer friend with the the beard is played by the famous Eddie Albert...who later in the 1960's became more famous as Oliver Wendall Douglas on the comedy Tv show Green Acres. Afterwards he got all kinds of movie parts. He was very versatile, could play comedy or villains.
Dalton Trumbo was one of the many people in Hollywood who were blacklisted during the era of McCarthyism; for many decades even after McCarthy’s loss of power, he wasn’t credited for the screenplays he wrote, including Roman Holiday. His name was finally included in the opening credits on the DVD release (50 years after the movie was first released) and in subsequent showings on TCM.
Madison, you need to see Gregory Peck in one of the very greatest Westerns, "The Big Country " and also as Captain Ahab in the great 1956 version of "Moby Dick. "
Audrey Hepburn is my first celeb crush. As a young boy I was home sick and My Fair Lady came on I was too sick and tired to get up and change the channel, so I went ahead and watched it. I fell in love that day and have loved her ever since.
It's already been mentioned but as much as you like westerns and movies with a great sound track, The Big Country is a must watch for you. Starring Greg Peck, Charlton Heston ,Jean Simmons and Burl Ives .AND directed by this same director William Wyler. Utterly fantastic!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed multiple viewings of your reaction to this film. It's great that you grasped the last scene in all it's implications. Lots of contemporary viewers can't handle the fact that their relationship wasn't possible in that particular time and place. She could not abandon her status as royalty because of both family and country. He knew he couldn't demand it. The last scene shows the sadness but also his dignity, knowing that he's experienced a taste of something that he can't have, and he must go on. William Wyler was a genius filmmaker!
This movie was supposedly Princess Diana's favorite move. She especially liked the line that Eddie Albert says when pleading to have his pics of the princess printed: "But It's always open season on princesses!"
Gregory Peck - Western “The Big Country” or “The Gun Fighter” Drama- “To Kill A Mockingbird “ or “Gentelman’s Agreement “ Melodrama- “The Man in The Gray Flannel Suit” War Movie- “The Guns of Navarone” Suspense- “The Paradine Case” or “Spellbound”(directed by Hitchcock) or the original “Cape Fear” Horror “The Omen”
I was pleased to see your fantastic reaction to this amazing film! In thinking about other great films, where there's yearning for a love that cannot be, I came up with several: Heaven Knows Mr. Alison - Robert Mitchum, a WW2 marine stranded on a South Pacific island, his love interest is Deborah Kerr, a woman he cannot ultimately be with; The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney, are prevented from fulfilling their love, in this life; And Casablanca which you have already reacted to......
I love this film, it's a classic. I'm so glad that you enjoyed this so much, Madison, like you I'm also single, but I'm happy to stay that way until I find someone who shares the same values as I do.
I love this movie. Audrey Hepburn was so cute in this that I would have given her the Academy Award for Best Actress on that alone. Since I saw To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck has always been one of my favorite actors. I felt so sorry for him at the end of this.
I worked as a photographer for dpa - the main german wire service - and learned to know Kurt Klinger ,who appeared in the end of the movie, once. The press people at the end have been real members of the international press corps who worked in Rome that time.
I don't know why but it showed up. I watched it again. It is fun to see you experience not only Audrey again but also Gregory Peck. I can come back to this film over and again. So sweet, so true, so endearing. You dont have to royal to feel the oppression of responsibility.
Another splendid reaction, Madison. The bittersweet ending is perfect. Countless thousands of women have had their own personal 'Audrey moment' with an ice cream on the Spanish Steps, just above the Trevi Fountain which is also featured. Though not technically her debut, this was her breakthrough film and she never looked lovelier, which is saying something. Gregory Peck is the quintessential 'strong silent' romantic lead and is good in anything. My late Mum used to lust after him but let's not go there.
The HEA ending for rom-coms was standard back then but every once in a while somebody broke the Romancing the Beat structure and those are the movies we remember. (see also Casablanca)
Love this movie! Thank you, Madison for sharing this one. Very Sweet. 😊 Another Gregory Peck movie I think you would enjoy is The Big Country. Good stuff.
I saw this movie in my native Denmark, when I was about 10-11 years old. It was the first English speaking movie I saw. I have been a fan of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck ever since. I even got my haircut like hers, asked my mother to take me to the local beauty shop (we lived in the country, not a lot of choices) to get my hair cut like Hepburns. I recommond you watch Breakfast at Tiffany's and if you like Gregory Peck definitely watch "To kill a Mockingbird". It is a great movie and Peck was great in it.
Great selection, MKT.♥So easy to fall in love with Audrey Hepburn. One of the brightest, most beautiful stars of the silver screen. My favorite Audrey Hepburn quotes: "I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it." "For me, the only things of interest are those linked to the heart." “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I’m Possible.”
Excellent reaction. Agree about the silent communication between the two main characters at the end. As others have mentioned, I hope Madison watches The Big Country. Just from watching this reaction, I think she will enjoy this film, either as a reaction or on her own.
Gregory Peck is amazing in "To Kill a Mockingbird." And he is also excellent in Hitchcock's "Spellbound," with Ingrid Bergman. He is also in Westerns, including "The Gunfighter."
In my humble opinion..it was her use of Facial Expressionism in the ending scenes of the movie that aced Audrey Hepburns Oscar Nomination and subsequent winning. She was absolutely perfect. That movie would never have been nearly as good with other people playing tha roles. Plus..Audrey was So Beautiful.
Great reaction. I saw this movie when it premiered and immediately feel in love with Audrey Hepburn. As you noticed, this was Miss Hepburn's first motion picture of which She won an Academy Award. Not only was She a great actor but also a great humanitarian. I would like to suggest "Sabrina", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Funny Face", and "My Fair Lady". Please react to more Audrey Hepburn. I've read your book and liked it. Thank you. 😍❤
Gregory Peck is /was one of this world's great actors. To Kill a Mockingbird and Guns of Navarone to mention a few of my favs. This is a great movie, sweet and funny. These type of classic films are so worth watch. The acting, writing is alwaays so good.
The 'looks' and the 'hugs' from both Audrey and Greg felt so real that I thought they did both fell in love while filming this film. 2 of my favourite actors of that time period if not ever. Also Eddie Albert.. one my favourite 'character' actors too.. I've seen him in westerns/war films and romcoms.. Hehe..
Gregory Peck insisted that Audrey Hepburn--in this, her first film, "Roman Holiday"--be given equal billing. She would win the Academy Award for her role in this film.
I think this movie has the strongest expression of love between two people of any movie. It's unfortunate they didn't end up together in the end, but they both have their memory of this one day.
Fun fact: when Gregory Peck placed his hand inside the Mouth of Truth he pretended that his hand was actually caught and bitten off! The reaction from Audrey Hepburn is real. She panicked big time!
This is the only movie ( that I know of ) in existence, that contains both my favorite actor - the amazing Gregory Peck, and my favorite actress - Audrey of course, which makes this a super special movie for me ❤❤❤❤ Thanks for the reaction and have a great Valentine's day !🙂
Excellent choice, Madison! I read somewhere that King George V of the UK loved romance weepies. David Bowie sang it best; “ We could be heroes, just for one day. “
Gregory Peck played a prank when filming the mouth of truth by pretending that his hand was trapped in there. So the reaction from Audrey Hepburn was real and of course, they kept it in the movie.
BTW, the mouth of truth is still there if you want to risk it. 🙂
As other commenters mention, the Mouth of Truth shows the real life chemistry between Peck and Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn just oozed adorableness and charm. Gregory Peck has that presence of character and decency that you don't see today, and the way he conveys his uneasiness with his deception, even before he's fallen for the princess, is so subtle and real.
Eddie Albert needs to be remembered as a really fine actor, and a better man and war hero, who saved lives in WW2 combat. At the battle of Tarawa in the South Pacific, Albert continously returned with his Higgins boat to save upwards of 50 men, who were stranded off the beach at Tarawa due to tides. He did this under intense Japanese machine gun and sniper fire. Eddie Albert was distraught when he returned to aid another group of men, who had been stranded and slaughtered. RIP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Audrey Hepburns first movie and she won an Oscar for it!!!
Roman Holiday!!
Such a beautiful movie!!
Audrey is wonderful. Love her This isn't her first movie, she had bit parts in a few British movies including 1951's Lavender Hill Mob with Alec Guiness. But this is her first Anerican movie and first starring role. And she hit it out of the ballpark!
Это лучший фильм 20 века! 👍👍👍
What a beautiful and lovely film. Thanks a Lot.
i always thought that the brilliant opera singer/actress patricia janeckova, would make a brilliant princess, if a remake of 'roman holiday' was made! like audrey hepburn, she was european-although slovakian, she was born in germany! she could sing in several languages including english & she had performed in several musicals! sadly, patricia died last october from breast cancer at the age of 25!! much of her work can be seen on you tube! she found fame at the age of 12, winning 'talentmania' in her home country, singing, 'once upon a time in the west' from the 1969 film starring henry fonda & charles bronson!
patricia was thought by many to be the greatest soprano ever & was destined for a big future in both singing & acting!!!
I know you're going to love this one! Two of the most decent people to come out of the classic Hollywood era, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck....
the late opera soprano singer, patricia janeckova, would have been a brilliant princess if there had been a remake of 'roman holiday' but sadly patricia died last october from breast cancer aged 25!!!
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Agree. She was so beautiful and talented, with such a beautiful voice. I was sad when I learned that she passed away so young.
@@SH-ho1fg patricia was a star born but never had the chance to fulfill her undoubted talent!!
I'm thrilled that you appreciated the ending. The princess grows so much in the course of her adventurous romance- her maturity and new found gravitas would have been undermined with a stock, syrupy "happy ending".
The scene at the press conference with AH's turning and showing her amazing smile, and then as she connects with GP, with their eyes alone, that is one of my favorite scenes in all cinema. Beautiful and pure romance!!!!
She did a lot of growing up in just 24 hours. The freedom she enjoyed in those hours just brought to the fore the real person she is.
CHARADE
with Audrey Hepburn and charming Cary Grant and Walter Matthau is Really good and charming and clever!!!!
It's been called The Greatest Hitchcock Movie That Hitchcock Didn't Make, and for good reason.
And it’s Public Domain 👍🏻🙂
Charade was remade as The Troubke With Charlie. Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Neeton starred in the Peck/Hepburn roles
And How to steal a milion with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole! Lovley movie too.
The line she delivers to her advisors at the end sums it all up for me 'If I were not completely aware of my duty to my family and my country, I would not have returned tonight. Or indeed ever again.' I am my own person now and you can no longer move me around like a puppet. Her answer about Rome is not the politically correct answer to the question, but it is what's in her heart. Hepburn is just magical in this film. Gregory Peck insisted that her name appear with his above the title because he knew she was someone special.
Now that you've been introduced to Gregory Peck you should really check out the role he was born to play: Atticus Finch in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird. He won the Academy Award for that role, but it's also one of the best movie adaptations of a novel (which won the Pulitzer Prize). Something that should be of particular interest to a novelist like yourself.
If forced to choose just one film…it is my all-time favorite. plus it is also Robert Duvall’s first film 🙂
The cleaning lady is telling her " out immediately!" And then "If I was your mother...!"
The last shot of him leaving gets me every time
I always liked that the Princess found her nerve to stand up to her handlers after being on her own for a day. She was a lot stronger.
The power she now has when they try to accompany her to the press, she can just stop right in her tracks and they know not to mess with her 😊
I’ve been watching this movie for almost 50 years and the ending scene, without fail, causes my eyes to water…❤
Perfect film and the brilliant B&W cinematography adds so much more to it: the element of fantasy and deception is enhanced . Thank goodness they shot it in B&W.
As I recall, they originally wanted to shoot it in color because of all the wonderful scenery ut since they were already spending a lot of money to film on location , they had to make a choice to either film on location in B&W or do it in a studio in color so they decided to do black and white , which was cheaper and still shoot on location.
if patricia janeckova was alive today, she would have been a perfect choice to play the princess in 'roman holiday' but sadly, opera soprano,/actress, patricia, died from breast cancer last october, aged 25! like audrey hepburn, german born slovakian, pj was european too! may i recommend that you watch her 2016 new year concert, singing, 'meine lippen, 'mein herr marquis' & 'the doll song'! also catch her more recently singing, 'think of me' & 'rusalka'!!!
If you like Greg Peck - you have to see "To Kill a Mockingbird" - also starts a very young Robert Duvall
You've not seen Gregory Peck before! Oh my gosh. You must watch some of his movies. His most famous is of course "To Kill a Mockingbird" (which you must see) and I would also recommend my favorite western "The Big Country."
Yes, The Big Country is a must watch! Also, Yellow Sky is a pretty good early post-war western with Richard Widmark as the main villain.
The Big Country is highly underrated. It's incredible. Peck is amazing, but so are Burl Ives (his monologue when he bursts into the party; incredible) and Charles Bickford -- and Charlton Heston in a rare character role. A truly great film. Glad to see it get some love here.
@@markdodson6453 "Charlton Heston in a rare character role". Maybe not so rare as people think - for instance one should see him as Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers" (1973) or as the titular character in the Western "Will Penny (1967). Both very good movies, by the way.
I love The Big Country! It's a fantastic movie with a stellar cast.
Big Country 👍👍 Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons. And the Jerome Moross music over the opening credits set the bar for western movies that followed.
That is a surprising ending for the 1950s, but so satisfying because it feels real.
Other Audrey Hepburn movies to put on your watch list are:
1954 Sabrina
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
1963 Charade
1966 Two For The Road
She didn't make very many films but all of them are wonderful. Thanks Madison 👍🤩
Two For The Road is fantastic!!!
Those are her best films, but I would add How to Steal a Million and Funny Face! Maybe even Love in the Afternoon.
Yes!! Sabrina next, please!
Audrey Hepburn is amazing in My Fair Lady (1964) - one of my very favorite musicals.
One shouldn't forget "Robin and Marian" (1976) starring with Sean Connery.
Another great Audrey Hepburn movie you should see is: My Fair Lady.
It is an unusual ending.
Hepburn was supposed to be billed below the title, but Peck insisted she should be before it. He said she would win the Oscar and he'd look a fool if he kept top billing to himself. And she did.
When I went to Italy in 2019, the very first thing I did upon leaving my hotel was to seek out the house where Keats died. It's right at the foot of the Spanish Steps. The house was closed till later in the day. I had my very first Roman meal in a restaurant parallel to the house (cacio e pepe), and visited the house right after. It was a fabulous start for a fabulous two weeks (Keats is my favorite Romantic poet).
Thank you SO much for reacting to this. Nothing better than having one of your favorite reactors do one of your favorite movies. Seeing different people react to Casablanca and this film were what got me into movie reactions in the first place. It wasn't the ending we wanted, but it was the right one -- and a pretty extraordinary one for the time. The goodbye in the car, and the final one at the end, never fail to get me even after all these years of watching it. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
And my favorite line? Walking into Joe's apartment: "Is this the elevator?"
One of Gregory Peck's best movies is "To kill a Mockingbird". You may have read the book in High School.
In the older movies, it is not unusual for duty and doing the “right thing” to trump our 21st century ideas of romance. Think Casablanca. Such a beautiful ending that inspires so much more than if they were to wind up together. Great react and commentary…keep’em coming!!
That last, long, silent look that Gregory and Audrey give each other at the end … that kind of subtlety, giving actors the freedom to “show don’t tell,” is one of the requirements for a movie to be classified as great. You can tell La La Land’s final moment was inspired by this, thankfully proving this is not a lost art, and it must never be.
This is the youngest I've seen Eddy Albert R.I.P.✌️❤️🙏🙏
I give him my lifetime achievement as a supporting actor. THIS is how it's done.
(Agnes Moorehead in JOHNNY BELINDA gets a nod, too, where she transitions from a caringless farm-wife into her mama-bear for her young charge, a damaged young girl who's never known a more powerful protector.)
Hi Madison another great classic Gregory Peck movie is To Kill A Mockingbird (1962). Also stars Robert Duvall. Enjoy.
"There was once a very lovely, very frightened girl. She lived alone except for a nameless cat" Breakfast at Tiffany's
Your sweet reaction is a stirring reminder of how I felt my first viewing. Now there was a previous film back in 1934 with a similar ( yet turbulent ) storyline and an ending that…….oh no, I almost gave it away. It’s call “It Happened One Night” with Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert. You’ll love it.
Some people say the modern rom-com formula started with Annie Hall (in the 70s). Thats why i love these old films. There is less of a formula.
There are three stars in this film: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and the city of Rome.
I enjoyed the reaction, Madison. Such a beautiful movie. A few recommendations for you My Man Godfrey, The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Notorious, and Double Indemnity. A good bit of variety, and all great movies.
All great and worthy.
Irving is played by a family favorite, Eddie Albert, who we knew best as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the wacky tv series "Green Acres". He was also a musical theater actor and a lovely supporting player.
One of my absolute favorite movies! Fun fact: this was Audrey Hepburn’s first leading role in a Hollywood film, hence the “introducing Audrey Hepburn” credit, and her name was initially going to be in a much smaller font than established leading man Gregory Peck’s name but Peck insisted that her name be as big as his name. Hepburn went on to win the Best Actress Oscar for her performance and became one of the most in-demand and iconic Hollywood actresses of all-time.
Greg Peck - WW2 flick. ' 12 O'clock High ' features real battle film and a different ' Slant' than usual.
The scene, where the house cleaner is outraged to find a young woman in Joe's bachelor apartment, is reminiscent of a scene in Rear Window. In Rear Window, Jimmy Stewart's detective friend expresses ambivalence when he suspects Grace Kelly plans an overnight visit to the bachelor apartment. In Roman Holiday the disapproval is much stronger due to Italy's Catholic mores of that era.
Audrey Hepburn is/was the MOST amazing, beautiful, and kind actress TO EVER GRACE THE SCREEN. IMO she has no equal and never will. Check out her appearance at the Cecil B. Demille Awards. The epitome of grace...
He should say, the readers of Horses and Hounds will be happy to see you doing well.
Audrey's first movie in America...a TRUE princess indeed. IMO, a most BEAUTIFUL and talented woman throughout her life! With Mr. Peck, well what can you say? So many great pictures, one to watch is "To Kill a Mockingbird"...
Ooh, you reacted to "Wait Until Dark." I've never seen a reaction to that (aside from my grandmother's with whom I watched it.)
It's so bittersweet, so unique.
Please consider, It happened one night , and, my man Godfrey.
In addition to Audrey Hepburn's Best Actress Oscar, Edith Head won the Oscar for Best Costume Design, and Dalton Trumbo won for Best Story. The photographer friend with the the beard is played by the famous Eddie Albert...who later in the 1960's became more famous as Oliver Wendall Douglas on the comedy Tv show Green Acres. Afterwards he got all kinds of movie parts. He was very versatile, could play comedy or villains.
Dalton Trumbo was one of the many people in Hollywood who were blacklisted during the era of McCarthyism; for many decades even after McCarthy’s loss of power, he wasn’t credited for the screenplays he wrote, including Roman Holiday. His name was finally included in the opening credits on the DVD release (50 years after the movie was first released) and in subsequent showings on TCM.
She' was such a great actress. That smile with the tear. In the last scene
Madison, you need to see Gregory Peck in one of the very greatest Westerns, "The Big Country " and also as Captain Ahab in the great 1956 version of "Moby Dick. "
Why they look so gorgeous. Super handsome actor and extremely beautiful actress
Thanks!
Thanks so much, Mark!🙏🏻💖
Audrey Hepburn is my first celeb crush. As a young boy I was home sick and My Fair Lady came on I was too sick and tired to get up and change the channel, so I went ahead and watched it. I fell in love that day and have loved her ever since.
One of my fav films with two of my fav actors.
It's already been mentioned but as much as you like westerns and movies with a great sound track, The Big Country is a must watch for you. Starring Greg Peck, Charlton Heston ,Jean Simmons and Burl Ives .AND directed by this same director William Wyler. Utterly fantastic!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed multiple viewings of your reaction to this film. It's great that you grasped the last scene in all it's implications. Lots of contemporary viewers can't handle the fact that their relationship wasn't possible in that particular time and place. She could not abandon her status as royalty because of both family and country. He knew he couldn't demand it. The last scene shows the sadness but also his dignity, knowing that he's experienced a taste of something that he can't have, and he must go on. William Wyler was a genius filmmaker!
This movie was supposedly Princess Diana's favorite move. She especially liked the line that Eddie Albert says when pleading to have his pics of the princess printed: "But It's always open season on princesses!"
Gregory Peck - Western “The Big Country” or “The Gun Fighter”
Drama- “To Kill A Mockingbird “ or “Gentelman’s Agreement “
Melodrama- “The Man in The Gray Flannel Suit”
War Movie- “The Guns of Navarone”
Suspense- “The Paradine Case” or “Spellbound”(directed by Hitchcock) or the original “Cape Fear”
Horror “The Omen”
+1 Big Country
I was pleased to see your fantastic reaction to this amazing film! In thinking about other great films, where there's yearning for a love that cannot be, I came up with several:
Heaven Knows Mr. Alison - Robert Mitchum, a WW2 marine stranded on a South Pacific island, his love interest is Deborah Kerr, a woman he cannot ultimately be with;
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney, are prevented from fulfilling their love, in this life;
And Casablanca which you have already reacted to......
So, if you've never seen Peck before, you've never seen 'To Kill a Mockingbird' either.
A must see.
Audrey Hepburn has one of the prettiest smiles at the end of this picture, and you seem to match it with your own throughout this film as well!!!
I love this film, it's a classic. I'm so glad that you enjoyed this so much, Madison, like you I'm also single, but I'm happy to stay that way until I find someone who shares the same values as I do.
I believe she got Academy award in first film. A natural.
I love this movie. Audrey Hepburn was so cute in this that I would have given her the Academy Award for Best Actress on that alone. Since I saw To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck has always been one of my favorite actors. I felt so sorry for him at the end of this.
Gregory Peck always does the right thing in the end.
I worked as a photographer for dpa - the main german wire service - and learned to know Kurt Klinger ,who appeared in the end of the movie, once. The press people at the end have been real members of the international press corps who worked in Rome that time.
I just watched this yesterday on TCM, That scene where he walks away....You need to see The Ghost And Mrs. Muir.
Great Choice Madison! You've made my Friday! Super Thanks!
I don't know why but it showed up. I watched it again. It is fun to see you experience not only Audrey again but also Gregory Peck. I can come back to this film over and again. So sweet, so true, so endearing. You dont have to royal to feel the oppression of responsibility.
Such a great reaction! I loved that you didnt hate the ending! Its one of my all time favorites. Next please do Sabrina please...
The things you said about Audrey Hepburn apply to you as a reviewer. You are classy, poised and gracious. I really enjoy your reviews.
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Another splendid reaction, Madison. The bittersweet ending is perfect. Countless thousands of women have had their own personal 'Audrey moment' with an ice cream on the Spanish Steps, just above the Trevi Fountain which is also featured. Though not technically her debut, this was her breakthrough film and she never looked lovelier, which is saying something. Gregory Peck is the quintessential 'strong silent' romantic lead and is good in anything. My late Mum used to lust after him but let's not go there.
One of my favorites!
Gregory Peck western, The Big Country 1958
Another great Greg Peck western is The Gunfighter (1950)
The HEA ending for rom-coms was standard back then but every once in a while somebody broke the Romancing the Beat structure and those are the movies we remember. (see also Casablanca)
A classic! Thank you Madison for reacting to this!
Love this movie! Thank you, Madison for sharing this one. Very Sweet. 😊 Another Gregory Peck movie I think you would enjoy is The Big Country. Good stuff.
I saw this movie in my native Denmark, when I was about 10-11 years old. It was the first English speaking movie I saw. I have been a fan of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck ever since. I even got my haircut like hers, asked my mother to take me to the local beauty shop (we lived in the country, not a lot of choices) to get my hair cut like Hepburns. I recommond you watch Breakfast at Tiffany's and if you like Gregory Peck definitely watch "To kill a Mockingbird". It is a great movie and Peck was great in it.
Great selection, MKT.♥So easy to fall in love with Audrey Hepburn. One of the brightest, most beautiful stars of the silver screen. My favorite Audrey Hepburn quotes:
"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it."
"For me, the only things of interest are those linked to the heart."
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I’m Possible.”
Great review.
Yes,subtle ending.
Excellent reaction. Agree about the silent communication between the two main characters at the end. As others have mentioned, I hope Madison watches The Big Country. Just from watching this reaction, I think she will enjoy this film, either as a reaction or on her own.
This is my favorite Audrey Hepburn film.
Audrey's debut film, and she received the Oscar for it.
Sabrina is another great romantic Audrey movie, co-starring Humphrey Bogart.
The must see movie for Gregory Peck is "To Kill a Mockingbird" and for Audrey Hepburn is "My Fair Lady."
Another story of a princess that you might enjoy is _The Swan_ with Grace Kelly, Louis Jourdan, and Alec Guinness. It's also very beautiful.
Gregory Peck is amazing in "To Kill a Mockingbird." And he is also excellent in Hitchcock's "Spellbound," with Ingrid Bergman. He is also in Westerns, including "The Gunfighter."
This now reminds me of when my Dad & I went to Italy last summer.
One of my top movies. My sisters and I quote it all the time.
One of my favorite movies.
This is roughly my 5th favorite movie.
In my humble opinion..it was her use of Facial Expressionism in the ending scenes of the movie that aced Audrey Hepburns Oscar Nomination and subsequent winning. She was absolutely perfect. That movie would never have been nearly as good with other people playing tha roles. Plus..Audrey was So Beautiful.
Great reaction. I saw this movie when it premiered and immediately feel in love with Audrey Hepburn. As you noticed, this was Miss Hepburn's first motion picture of which She won an Academy Award. Not only was She a great actor but also a great humanitarian. I would like to suggest "Sabrina", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Funny Face", and "My Fair Lady". Please react to more Audrey Hepburn. I've read your book and liked it. Thank you. 😍❤
Cleaning lady: "Out, out, right now!...oh, having a great time, eh? If I were your mamma, I would.......disgraceful!"
Gregory Peck is /was one of this world's great actors. To Kill a Mockingbird and Guns of Navarone to mention a few of my favs. This is a great movie, sweet and funny. These type of classic films are so worth watch. The acting, writing is alwaays so good.
The 'looks' and the 'hugs' from both Audrey and Greg felt so real that I thought they did both fell in love while filming this film.
2 of my favourite actors of that time period if not ever. Also Eddie Albert.. one my favourite 'character' actors too.. I've seen him in westerns/war films and romcoms.. Hehe..
Gregory Peck insisted that Audrey Hepburn--in this, her first film, "Roman Holiday"--be given equal billing. She would win the Academy Award for her role in this film.
I think this movie has the strongest expression of love between two people of any movie. It's unfortunate they didn't end up together in the end, but they both have their memory of this one day.
What do you get when you mix Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman with Alfred Hitchcock (and a little Salvador Dali)? 'Spellbound'.
One of my favorites. You are one of my favorite reactors. BTW ... You must see 'The Prince and the Showgirl'
Cleaning lady was going at her because of the same reason Doyle gave Jeff the eye in Rear Window. You arent allowed to have women over when unmarried.
How to Steal a Million is superb ( Peter O'Toole and Audrey Hepburn make a great couple)
A great romantic caper movie 😊😊😊😊😊😊
As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, your next Audrey Hepburn movie should be "Charade".
You should watch The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons. I think you would really like it.
Fun fact: when Gregory Peck placed his hand inside the Mouth of Truth he pretended that his hand was actually caught and bitten off! The reaction from Audrey Hepburn is real. She panicked big time!
The country is indeed fictional, but there is a clever nod at the beginning to the coronation of Elizabeth II which also took place in 1953.
This is the only movie ( that I know of ) in existence, that contains both my favorite actor - the amazing Gregory Peck, and my favorite actress - Audrey of course, which makes this a super special movie for me ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the reaction and have a great Valentine's day !🙂
Excellent choice, Madison! I read somewhere that King George V of the UK loved romance weepies. David Bowie sang it best; “ We could be heroes, just for one day. “