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1954 film directed by Billy Wilder

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*Sabrina* is a 1954 American romantic comedy and drama film directed by Billy Wilder, who also served as producer and co-screenwriter alongside Ernest Lehman. The cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, and Walter Hampden. Produced by Paramount Pictures, the black-and-white film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The narrative is set in New York and Paris, with music composed by Friedrich Hollaender and cinematography by Charles Lang.

The film was based on a work by Samuel A. Taylor and released in English. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. According to OMDb, the film won one Oscar, with seven wins and eight nominations total. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.6, a Metascore of 72, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89%.

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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

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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Internet Archive

audio

An Interview with Para-Sabrina Beackley

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Billy Wilder
Screenwriter
Billy Wilder
Cast member
Paul Harvey
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
title
Sabrina
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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