Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Movie · NR · 79 min · ★ 6.3 · 71% critics
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.
Based on La Morte in Vacanza, Death Takes a Holiday
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Details
- Years
- 1934
- Release date
- 1934-03-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (49 votes)
Themes
- holiday
- threat of death
- based on play or musical
- romance
- unrequited love
- grim reaper
- mansion
- car accident
- attraction
- pre-code
- meaning of life
- nobility
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Fredric March
as Prince Sirki
Evelyn Venable
as Grazia
Guy Standing
as Duke Lambert
Kent Taylor
as Corrado
Katharine Alexander
as Alda
Gail Patrick
as Rhoda
Helen Westley
as Stephanie
Kathleen Howard
as Princess Maria
Henry Travers
as Baron Cesarea
G.P. Huntley
as Eric
Directed by Mitchell Leisen