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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.
A fantasy romance film starring Fredric March as Death disguised as a Prince. He falls in love with a young woman (Evelyn Venable) while staying at a duke's estate.
- (2.4K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen
- 1934-03-30
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- 2 min
- 53.6K
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Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Death (Fredric March) is unable to relate to humans, so he takes the form of Prince Sirki, and tries life as a person. Many women are ...
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- Fredric March
- Mitch Leisen
- Fantasy
The presence reveals himself as Death to Lambert and demands that Lambert accept him as a guest while he takes a three-day holiday in mortal form to discover why men cling to life. Death insists that Lambert reveal to no one his true identity when he appears in the form of Prince Sirki, a friend whom Lambert was expecting and who, unknown to ...
- Mitchell Leisen
- Fredric March
Death disguises as a prince to learn about human life and love at a duke's estate. He falls for Grazia, who loves him despite knowing his true identity as Death.
Aug 29, 2021 · Death Takes a Holiday will inspire discussion and contemplation on life and death – topics that are often uncomfortable to think about; but in Leisen’s film, romanticism overshadows morbidity, resulting in a shocking ending that leaves it up to the viewer to decide what to make of this haunting tale.
