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Death Takes a Holiday(Movie, 1934)

1h 19min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama, Fantasy
Death Takes a HolidayRating: 3.3/5 (with 1717 votes)
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. ()
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About Death Takes a Holiday

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.

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Death Takes a Holiday Official Trailer #1 - Fredric March Movie (1934) Movie HD(Trailer, 2:23)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Death Takes an Holiday" (find it on Amazon)
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Meet Joe Black" (movie, 1998)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/30/1934
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Producer: E. Lloyd Sheldon
Director of Photography: Charles Lang
Composer: Bernhard Kaun
Costume designer: Travis Banton
Production Designer: Hans Dreier

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:193915, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024