Classic Vintage Original Movie Poster “Roman Holiday“ (1953)

Description

This vintage original 1953 movie window card (14” x 22”) for one of the all-time classic movies, “Roman Holiday”, starring
Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams, and Margaret Rawlings. The 1953 Paramount romantic comedy was directed by William Wyler. This beautiful, iconic movie poster is something that all movie poster collectors and fans would love to have!!
Audrey Hepburn was catapulted into stardom by her role as a princess out to see Rome on her own. Audrey won the Best Actress Academy Award and the film also won two other Oscars for costume design by Edith Head and story by Dalton Trumbo (who later ended up on the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950’s for alleged Communist sympathies). In addition, the film was nominated for Best Picture, William Wyler was nominated for Best Director and Eddie Albert was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
The film was met with critical acclaim, and is now considered a classic.
Roman Holiday
was the second most popular film at the US box office during September 1953 behind From Here to Eternity.
With Audrey Hepburn luminous in her American debut,
Roman Holiday
is as funny as it is beautiful, and sets the standard for the modern romantic comedy.
This luminous poster, which was displayed in theaters, is in very fine + condition with bright, vibrant colors and a clean overall appearance.
Overall it looks great and has a classic Golden Age Hollywood vibe that will brighten up wherever it is displayed.
In 1999,
Roman Holiday
was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film has been considered one of the most romantic films in cinema history.