Roman Holiday

Winning three Oscars, Roman Holiday starred Audrey Hepburn as the bored young princess in Rome on a Royal tour who briefly escapes those looking after her to have an adventure in the eternal city, and Gregory Peck (Joe) as the newspaper man she meets along the way.  Along with Joe’s photographer, Irving, (Eddie Albert) the three have a day of sightseeing and fun, but all is not as it seems.

Nominated five times in her career for the Best Actress Oscar, this was the only role for which  Hepburn won (although she was also posthumously awarded Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award).

This gorgeous original US One Sheet movie poster is from the 1962 cinematic re-release of the film, referencing Breakfast at Tiffany’s, her Oscar and featuring the scooter as well as great art of Hepburn and Peck.