Death Takes a Holiday (1934) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Paramount Pictures /

March 30, 1934 1h 19m United States of America Fantasy English More

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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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title：Death Takes a Holiday
status：Released
Release date： 1934
Runtime：1h 19m
Genres： Fantasy · Romance · Drama ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Mitchell Leisen /
Writers： Maxwell Anderson · Gladys Lehman · Alberto Casella · Walter Ferris ·
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.