Death Takes a Holiday
HE LIVED FOR THREE DAYS...AND LOVED FOREVER!
1934 | 79m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
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| Writer: | Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 30, 1934 |
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| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
| Writer: | Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | holiday, based on play or musical, grim reaper, mansion, car accident, death personified |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fredric March | Prince Sirki / Death |
| Evelyn Venable | Grazia |
| Guy Standing | Duke Lambert |
| Katharine Alexander | Alda |
| Gail Patrick | Rhoda |
| Helen Westley | Stephanie |
| Kathleen Howard | Princess Maria |
| Kent Taylor | Corrado |
| Henry Travers | Baron Cesarea |
| G.P. Huntley | Eric |
| Otto Hoffman | Fedele |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Maxwell Anderson | Screenplay |
| Gladys Lehman | Screenplay |
| Alberto Casella | Theatre Play |
| Walter Ferris | Adaptation |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Milan Roder | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |
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