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Roman Holiday

Bocca della Verità

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Roman Holiday filmed at Bocca della Verità, Roma. The marble mask in the portico of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, and Gregory Peck's improvised gag. On screen it's Santa Maria in Cosmedin.

Bocca della Verità, Roma
Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

41.888257, 12.481544

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Roman Holiday (1953)
On screen
Santa Maria in Cosmedin
In real life
Bocca della Verità, Roma
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
30 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Bocca della Verità today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Roman Holiday film at Bocca della Verità?
At 41.888257, 12.481544 in Roma. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Bocca della Verità?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 30 minutes.
What else was filmed near Bocca della Verità?
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