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Death Takes a Holiday

The Grim Reaper takes the form of a Prince in an attempt to relate to humans and, along the way, also learns what it is to love.

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Year

Genre

drama, fantasy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Prince Sirki

Grazia

Duke Lambert

Alda

Katharine Alexander

Rhoda

Stephanie

Princess Maria

Kathleen Howard

Corrado

Baron Cesarea

Eric

Fedele

Cora

Religious Dignitary

Pietro

Hector V. Sarno

Casino Manager

Phillips Smalley

Flower Vendor

Frank Yaconelli

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Grazia Prince Sirki Baron Cesarea Duke Lambert Stephanie Alda

Grazia! - Death Takes a Holiday

Here they come.
Come along, we're waiting for you. - Death Takes a Holiday

Here they come. Come along, we're waiting for you.

Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a peaceful death in bed - Death Takes a Holiday

Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a...

Let's lose it - Death Takes a Holiday

Stephanie! Stephanie,
Are you all right? - Death Takes a Holiday

Stephanie! Stephanie, Are you all right?

Oh, I'll never forgive myself for this! - Death Takes a Holiday

Oh, I'll never forgive myself for this!

You know, there...
there was a curious shadow before me. - Death Takes a Holiday

You know, there... there was a curious shadow before me.

I've had a glimpse of deep waters tonight and I don't like it - Death Takes a Holiday

I've had a glimpse of deep waters tonight and I...

Grazia, dear. - Death Takes a Holiday

But love is music and love is poetry - Death Takes a Holiday

But love is music and love is poetry

Midnight and everyone calm and collected - Death Takes a Holiday

Midnight and everyone calm and collected

Will there be anything
further, Your Grace? - Death Takes a Holiday

Will there be anything further, Your Grace?

Who's there?
Who's there? - Death Takes a Holiday

Who's there? Who's there?

I am how shall I describe it - Death Takes a Holiday

I am how shall I describe it

Why Why do you do this - Death Takes a Holiday

Why Why do you do this

Can you conceive how lonely I am - Death Takes a Holiday

Can you conceive how lonely I am

There is something here to be known and felt - Death Takes a Holiday

There is something here to be known and felt

I shall feel my desire becoming flesh - Death Takes a Holiday

I shall feel my desire becoming flesh

My holiday is just caprice A mad joke I play with life - Death Takes a Holiday

My holiday is just caprice A mad joke I play with life

May I say that I had not realized that the
women of your country were so beautiful. - Death Takes a Holiday

May I say that I had not realized that the women of your cou...

I wish that we might never meet - Death Takes a Holiday

I wish that we might never meet

To this household, to life, - Death Takes a Holiday

To this household, to life,

Your Highness, may I present
the Princess of San Luca... - Death Takes a Holiday

Your Highness, may I present the Princess of San Luca...

Principessa! Principessa! - Death Takes a Holiday

Principessa! Principessa!

Good morning! - Death Takes a Holiday

Wear your prettiest thing, darling! - Death Takes a Holiday

Wear your prettiest thing, darling!

Cora, have you seen my other shoe? - Death Takes a Holiday

Cora, have you seen my other shoe?

Well it just wasn't time for the old man to take him - Death Takes a Holiday

Well it just wasn't time for the old man to take him

Don't worry my friend - Death Takes a Holiday

Don't worry my friend

Oh, my!
I can't believe it! - Death Takes a Holiday

Oh, my! I can't believe it!

Positively, you must
come over and watch him! - Death Takes a Holiday

Positively, you must come over and watch him!

His Eminence, Cardinal de Valle. - Death Takes a Holiday

His Eminence, Cardinal de Valle.

Well, perhaps you're unfamiliar
with this custom, also. - Death Takes a Holiday

Well, perhaps you're unfamiliar with this custom, also.

Grazia, you're trembling. - Death Takes a Holiday

Grazia, you're trembling.

The buffet is served, Eccellenza. - Death Takes a Holiday

The buffet is served, Eccellenza.

You are cold. - Death Takes a Holiday

He is the one whom all men dread - Death Takes a Holiday

He is the one whom all men dread

Perhaps you can tell me what I have been doing - Death Takes a Holiday

Perhaps you can tell me what I have been doing

And now suddenly I know for the first time - Death Takes a Holiday

And now suddenly I know for the first time

Sirki I don't mean that - Death Takes a Holiday

Sirki I don't mean that

Do you think he'll surely come Oh yes - Death Takes a Holiday

Do you think he'll surely come Oh yes

We have courage for that sir I think you're all wrong to be afraid - Death Takes a Holiday

We have courage for that sir I think you're all wrong...

I bound myself to life - Death Takes a Holiday

I bound myself to life

I love his highness and I must go with him - Death Takes a Holiday

I love his highness and I must go with him

Oh grazia my little love - Death Takes a Holiday

Oh grazia my little love

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The Grim Reaper takes the form of a Prince in an attempt to relate to humans and, along the way, also learns what it is to love.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mitchell Leisen

Writer: Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Alberto Casella

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: drama, fantasy, romance

Year: 1934

MetaScore: 53/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Mar 1934

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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