Which 1953 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck is set in Rome?

The 1953 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck that is set in Rome is Roman Holiday. Hepburn plays Princess Ann, a young royal who escapes her tightly controlled schedule, while Peck plays Joe Bradley, an American journalist who discovers her identity.

Directed by William Wyler, the film uses Rome as more than a backdrop. The characters travel through the city on a Vespa, visit landmarks, and experience a brief period of freedom before royal duties intervene. Much of the film was shot on location in Rome, giving its romance a vivid postwar atmosphere.

Roman Holiday was Hepburn’s first major American film role and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film also won Oscars for its story and Edith Head’s black-and-white costume design. Its screenplay involved Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted in Hollywood at the time, with credit complications that were later addressed. It is commonly mixed up with Sabrina or Funny Face, but those Hepburn films have different co-stars, settings, and stories.