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No one can die – while he makes love! - Death Takes a Holiday
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Title: Death Takes a Holiday

Release Date: 30 Mar 1934

Runtime: 1h 19m

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.4 (41 votes)

Cast

  • Prince Sirki: Fredric March
  • Grazia: Evelyn Venable
  • Duke Lambert: Guy Standing
  • Corrado: Kent Taylor
  • Alda: Katharine Alexander
  • Rhoda: Gail Patrick
  • Stephanie: Helen Westley
  • Princess Maria: Kathleen Howard
  • Baron Cesarea: Henry Travers
  • Eric: G.P. Huntley
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