Death Takes a Holiday
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1934-03-30
Runtime: 79 mins
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Spoken language: English
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Original title: Death Takes a Holiday
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Fredric March
Evelyn Venable
Guy Standing
Kent Taylor
Katharine Alexander
Gail Patrick
Helen Westley
Kathleen Howard
Henry Travers
G.P. Huntley
Otto Hoffman
Anna De Linsky
Moroni Olsen
Hector V. Sarno
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