Review of Roman Holiday (1953) by Jens T — 04 Sep 2009

A wonderfull picture! I just love Audrey Hepburn in this movie, she really deserved that academy award.

This review of Roman Holiday (1953) was written by Jens T on 04 Sep 2009.

Roman Holiday has generally received very positive reviews.

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