Press Release PHE Press Release: Roman Holiday (1953) (4k UHD Combo) (2 Viewers)

[Ronald Epstein]

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The sparkling and beloved classic ROMAN HOLIDAY celebrates its 70th anniversary with its first-ever release on 4K Ultra HD™ from Paramount Home Entertainment on August 15, 2023.



The exquisite Audrey Hepburn lights up the screen in her first starring role opposite the charismatic Gregory Peck in this funny, beautiful, and intoxicating romantic comedy. Ranked as the #4 greatest love story of all time by the American Film Institute, ROMAN HOLIDAY earned 10 Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture, and won Best Actress for Hepburn, Best Costume Design for legendary designer Edith Head, and Best Writing (Motion Picture Story) for Dalton Trumbo. ROMAN HOLIDAY originally premiered in the U.S. on August 27, 1953.



Director William Wyler’s 1953 fairy tale was one of Hollywood’s first on-location motion pictures and memorably captures the bustling streets and iconic sites of Rome. ROMAN HOLIDAY expresses the exhilaration of joyously breaking free as the lead character escapes her royal obligations against the backdrop of post-war Europe embracing long-awaited peace.



Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and his name was not included in the film’s original credits. In 1992 the Board of Governors of the Academy voted to finally credit Trumbo for the “Story Writing” Oscar and his widow received a statuette in 1993. In 2011, the WGA restored Trumbo’s name to the screenwriting credits. This release correctly credits Dalton Trumbo with both the screenplay and story by credits.



Fully restored and remastered, ROMAN HOLIDAY is presented in vivid 4K Ultra HD in a two-disc set that includes access to a Digital copy of the film and a Blu-ray Disc™ with over an hour of previously released special features. Discover more about Academy Award®-winner Audrey Hepburn, Edith Head’s Oscar®-winning costumes, the blacklisting of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, and much more. The full list of special features is below:

• Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on Roman Holiday
• Behind the Gates: Costumes
• Rome with a Princess
• Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
• Dalton Trumbo: From A-List to Blacklist
• Paramount in the '50s: Remembering Audrey
• Theatrical Trailers
• Four Photo Galleries: Production, The Movie, Publicity, The Premiere

Audrey Hepburn stars in the story of a modern-day princess who, rebelling against her royal obligations, explores Rome and falls in love with an American newspaperman played by Gregory Peck.

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[Robert Crawford]

I never did buy the Blu-ray as I decided to hold out in anticipation for a possible 4K/UHD release.

 

[Matt Hough]

I never did buy the Blu-ray as I decided to hold out in anticipation for a possible 4K/UHD release.

Same here. I need to get this.

 

[Sultanofcinema]

Gents, I purchased the bluray as I love the film so much, but will have to dive in again.

 

[Robin9]

Well, I did buy the Blu-ray and I've been pleased with it. Is there any strong reason to believe this 4K disc will provide a substantial upgrade?

 

[Astairefan]

I have mixed feelings about this release.

On the positive side:

• Roman Holiday on 4K!!!
• More Audrey Hepburn on 4K!!

On the negative side:

• It's from Paramount. Considering how inconsistent their 4K quality has been, in between their transfers and their encoding, I'm more inclined to wait for reviews (especially since I've already gotten the film on Blu-ray twice, in between the original Paramount Presents release and the following year's seven film Audrey Hepburn collection).

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I have mixed feelings about this release.

On the positive side:

• Roman Holiday on 4K!!!
• More Audrey Hepburn on 4K!!

On the negative side:

• It's from Paramount. Considering how inconsistent their 4K quality has been, in between their transfers and their encoding, I'm more inclined to wait for reviews (especially since I've already gotten the film on Blu-ray twice, in between the original Paramount Presents release and the following year's seven film Audrey Hepburn collection).

I agree with you on this point.

Paramount has a bad track record with some of their 4k releases. I love this film but will wait for reviews before even considering upgrading it blindly.

 

[Sultanofcinema]

I'm thinking the same thing.

 

[Nelson Au]

I’m surprised the artwork shown indicates this release will include the Blu ray. This is not always the case these days as we know. Its probably the same disc that was previously released.

I’ll be interested in what RAH will say. I’m guessing there isn’t enough to harvest 4K worth of information.

 

[Robert Harris]

This will be interesting as I

I’m surprised the artwork shown indicates this release will include the Blu ray. This is not always the case these days as we know. Its probably the same disc that was previously released.

I’ll be interested in what RAH will say. I’m guessing there isn’t enough to harvest 4K worth of information.

There is not. Possibly not 2k, but could still look very nice with a bit of HDR wafted over the data. Important film that deserves top treatment, even if the resolution isn’t the main rationale.

Looking forward to seeing this.

 

[Nelson Au]

Thanks RAH!

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Original post updated with Paramount press release