Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) The Vespa Scene Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Gregory Peck as a reporter and Audrey Hepburn as a royal princess out to see Rome on her own. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the screenplay and costume design also won. The script was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo. The film was shot at the Cinecittà studios and on location around