Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

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No one can die – while he makes love!

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.

Released: 1934-03-30
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Runtime: 1h 19m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 51 votes

Directed by Mitchell Leisen.

Top cast

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

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Where to watch Death Takes a Holiday

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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