Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

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Released:
1934-03-30

Overview:
After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

Director:
Mitchell Leisen

Runtime:
1h 19min

Genre:
Fantasy, Romance, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Fredric March
    as
    Prince Sirki
  • Evelyn Venable
    as
    Grazia
  • Guy Standing
    as
    Duke Lambert
  • Kent Taylor
    as
    Corrado
  • Katharine Alexander
    as
    Alda