Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, effortless and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
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26 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Gregory PeckJoe Bradley
- Audrey HepburnPrincess Ann
- Eddie AlbertIrving Radovich
- Hartley PowerMr. Hennessy
- Harcourt WilliamsAmbassador
- Margaret RawlingsCountess Vereberg
- Tullio CarminatiGeneral Provno
- Paolo CarliniMario Delani
- Claudio ErmelliGiovanni
- Paola BorboniCharwoman
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Ian McLellan HunterScreenplay
- John DightonScreenplay
- Dalton TrumboScreenplay
- Henri AlekanDirector of Photography
- Franz PlanerDirector of Photography
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SwinkEditor
- William WylerProducer
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Dumbo 194177% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, effortless.
Hey Arnold! 199671% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, effortless.
Rumpole of the Bailey 197570% alikeSeries · Both classical in form.
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