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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.
- (2.4K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen
- 1934-03-30
Oct 23, 1971 · Death Takes a Holiday: Directed by Robert Butler. With Yvette Mimieux, Monte Markham, Melvyn Douglas, Myrna Loy. Death takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young woman.
- (300)
- 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 get...
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- Fredric March
- Mitch Leisen
- Fantasy
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.
- Mitchell Leisen
- Fredric March
Death (Frederic March) decides to take a holiday from his usual business to see what it is like to be a mortal. Posing as Prince Sirki, he spends three days with Duke Lambert (Sir Guy Standing) and his guests at his dukal estate.
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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.
