Sabrina

1954 film directed by Billy Wilder

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"Sabrina" is a 1954 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder that tells the story of a chauffeur's daughter caught between two wealthy brothers. The film is considered a classic of its era and showcases Wilder's skill at blending humor with human emotion in exploring themes of class, love, and personal growth.

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Film · TMDB

7.5

After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.

Released: 1954-09-01113 minDir: Billy WilderComedy, Romance, DramaBudget: $2.2MBox office: $10.0M

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart as Linus Larrabee
Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina Fairchild
William Holden as David Larrabee
Walter Hampden as Oliver Larrabee
John Williams as Thomas Fairchild
Martha Hyer as Elizabeth Tyson

Themes

chauffeur
sibling relationship
champagne
playboy
love
teenage crush
millionaire
high society
manhattan, new york city
impossible love

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

73,444 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

72/100

Year: 1954
Runtime: 113 min
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated: Approved
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Billy Wilder
Screenplay by: Billy Wilder Samuel Taylor Ernest Lehman
Based on: Sabrina Fair , by Samuel Taylor
Produced by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart Audrey Hepburn William Holden Walter Hampden John Williams Martha Hyer Joan Vohs
Cinematography: Charles Lang Jr.
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Frederick Hollander
Production company: Paramount Pictures
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release dates: September 3, 1954 ( 1954-09-03 ) (Toronto premiere) September 23, 1954 ( 1954-09-23 ) (New York and Los Angeles)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $2.2 million
Box office: $4 million (US and Canada rentals )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Award: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Genre: comedy drama
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenwriter: Billy Wilder
Cast member: Paul Harvey
Composer: Friedrich Hollaender
Producer: Billy Wilder
Production company: Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer: Charles Lang
Narrative location: Paris
Duration: 113
FilmAffinity ID: 326992
Distribution format: video on demand
Image: Sabrina7.jpg

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Commons category: Sabrina (1954 film)
publication date: 1954-10-15
film editor: Arthur P. Schmidt
title: Sabrina
color: black-and-white
distributed by: Paramount Pictures
capital cost: 2200000
costume designer: Edith Head
production designer: Hal Pereira
assessment: Bechdel test
review score: 7.6/10

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Encyclopedic overview

Sabrina (Sabrina Fair/La Vie en Rose in the United Kingdom) is a 1954 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman, based on Taylor's 1953 play Sabrina Fair. The picture stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden. This was Wilder's last film released by Paramount Pictures, ending a 12-year business relationship between him and the company.

In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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