The 1954 film in which Audrey Hepburn plays a chauffeur’s daughter caught between two wealthy brothers is Sabrina. Hepburn portrays Sabrina Fairchild, whose father works as chauffeur for the affluent Larrabee family on Long Island. She has long loved the younger son, David, played by William Holden, but her return from school in Paris changes how he sees her.
David’s older brother Linus, played by Humphrey Bogart, becomes involved because David’s romance threatens a financially important marriage and business arrangement. Linus initially pretends to court Sabrina, but the plan becomes complicated when his feelings turn genuine. The story blends romantic comedy with a Cinderella-like class transformation.
Sabrina was directed by Billy Wilder and adapted from Samuel Taylor’s play Sabrina Fair. It is often confused with Hepburn’s Roman Holiday, which also stars her in a celebrated 1950s role, or My Fair Lady, in which she plays Eliza Doolittle a decade later. The film’s elegant costumes also began Hepburn’s famous collaboration with designer Hubert de Givenchy.