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A 1934 American film based on a play by Alberto Casella, about Death disguised as a prince who falls in love with a young woman. The film was remade twice by Universal and adapted into a musical and a TV show.
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
Feb 3, 2023 · A fantasy film based on a play by Maxwell Anderson, where Death disguises as a Prince to learn about human life and love. Watch the full movie online for free or download it from the Internet Archive.
- 80 min
88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings. Death (Fredric March) is unable to relate to humans, so he takes the form of Prince Sirki, and tries life as a person. Many...
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- Fredric March
- Mitch Leisen
- Fantasy
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.
The presence reveals himself as Death to Lambert and demands that Lambert accept him as a guest while he takes a three-day holiday in mortal form to discover why men cling to life. Death insists that Lambert reveal to no one his true identity when he appears in the form of Prince Sirki, a friend whom Lambert was expecting and who, unknown to ...
Purchase Death Takes a Holiday on digital and stream instantly or download offline. In the pre-code classic Death Takes a Holiday, the Grim Reaper (Fredric March) pays a visit to a family of wealthy socialites though he is not there on his usual business.
