🎬 Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Death Takes a Holiday

"No one can die – while he makes love!"

⭐ 6.3/10 1934 1h 19m Dir. Mitchell Leisen

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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. 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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6.3/10 49 votes

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Year
1934
Runtime
1h 19m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
49
Genre
Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Fantasy 🎭 Romance 🎭 Drama 🎬 Mitchell Leisen 👤 Fredric March 👤 Evelyn Venable 👤 Guy Standing
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Death Takes a Holiday has a runtime of 1h 19m (1 hour and 19 minutes).
Death Takes a Holiday was directed by Mitchell Leisen and released in 1934.
Death Takes a Holiday is a Fantasy, Romance, Drama film (1934).
The cast of Death Takes a Holiday includes Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander.
Death Takes a Holiday has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 49 votes.

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