Sabrina 1954

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Sabrina ★★★ Sabrina Fair 1954

Two wealthy brothers, one an aging businessman (Bogart) and the other a dissolute playboy (Holden), vie for the attention of their chauffeur's daughter (Hepburn), who has just returned from a French cooking school. Typically acerbic, in the Wilder manner, with Bogart and Holden cast interestingly against type (but it's Hepburn's picture anyway). Based on the play “Sabrina Fair” by Samuel Taylor. 113m/B VHS, DVD . Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, Walter Hampden, Francis X. Bushman, John Williams, Martha Hyer, Marcel Dalio; D: Billy Wilder; W: Billy Wilder, Ernest Lehman; C: Charles B(ryant) Lang Jr. Oscars '54: Costume Des. (B&W); Directors Guild '54: Director (Wilder); Golden Globes '55: Screenplay; Natl. Bd. of Review '54: Support. Actor (Williams), Natl. Film Reg. '02.

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