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Death Takes a Holiday is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. It is based on the 1924 Italian play La morte in vacanza by Alberto Casella (1891–1957), as adapted in English for Broadway in 1929 by Walter Ferris.
Death Takes a Holiday: Directed by Mitchell Leisen. With Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Katharine Alexander. The Grim Reaper takes the form of a Prince in an attempt to relate to humans and, along the way, also learns what it is to love.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen
- 1934-03-30
Oct 23, 1971 · A TV adaptation of a play about Death falling in love with a human woman. Starring Yvette Mimieux, Monte Markham, Melvyn Douglas and Myrna Loy, directed by Robert Butler.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Robert Butler
- 1971-10-23
Death (Fredric March) is unable to relate to humans, so he takes the form of Prince Sirki, and tries life as a person. Many women are instantly attracted to Prince Sirki, but once they really...
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- Fredric March
- Mitch Leisen
- Fantasy
Aug 29, 2021 · Death Takes a Holiday will inspire discussion and contemplation on life and death – topics that are often uncomfortable to think about; but in Leisen’s film, romanticism overshadows morbidity, resulting in a shocking ending that leaves it up to the viewer to decide what to make of this haunting tale.
Death disguises as a prince to learn about human life and love at a duke's estate. He falls for Grazia, who loves him despite knowing his true identity as Death.
On their way home from a carnival, Duke Lambert and his family and guests narrowly escape death in an auto accident caused by a mysterious shadow. At Lambert's Villa Felicitá, Lambert and his son Corrado, who is in love with Grazia, the daughter of Princess Maria, urge Grazia to marry Corrado soon.
