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"Death Takes a Holiday" quotes

Death Takes a Holiday poster
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
Writer: Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Alberto Casella
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, fantasy, romance
Year: 1934
MetaScore: 53/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 30 Mar 1934
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

23 video clips

GraziaPrince SirkiBaron CesareaDuke LambertStephanieAlda
Sirki I don't mean that - Death Takes a Holiday 00:36 Sirki I don't mean that I wish that we might never meet - Death Takes a Holiday 00:13 I wish that we might never meet We have courage for that sir I think you're all wrong to be afraid - Death Takes a Holiday 00:30 We have courage for that sir I think you're all wrong... Don't worry my friend - Death Takes a Holiday 00:11 Don't worry my friend My holiday is just caprice A mad joke I play with life - Death Takes a Holiday 00:20 My holiday is just caprice A mad joke I play with life I bound myself to life - Death Takes a Holiday 00:17 I bound myself to life I love his highness and I must go with him - Death Takes a Holiday 00:06 I love his highness and I must go with him Can you conceive how lonely I am - Death Takes a Holiday 00:07 Can you conceive how lonely I am And now suddenly I know for the first time - Death Takes a Holiday 00:17 And now suddenly I know for the first time I am how shall I describe it - Death Takes a Holiday 00:16 I am how shall I describe it Perhaps you can tell me what I have been doing - Death Takes a Holiday 00:23 Perhaps you can tell me what I have been doing There is something here to be known and felt - Death Takes a Holiday 00:14 There is something here to be known and felt I've had a glimpse of deep waters tonight and I don't like it - Death Takes a Holiday 00:05 I've had a glimpse of deep waters tonight and I... But love is music and love is poetry - Death Takes a Holiday 00:05 But love is music and love is poetry Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a peaceful death in bed - Death Takes a Holiday 00:10 Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a... Midnight and everyone calm and collected - Death Takes a Holiday 00:07 Midnight and everyone calm and collected I shall feel my desire becoming flesh - Death Takes a Holiday 00:28 I shall feel my desire becoming flesh Well it just wasn't time for the old man to take him - Death Takes a Holiday 00:16 Well it just wasn't time for the old man to take him Oh grazia my little love - Death Takes a Holiday 00:08 Oh grazia my little love Why Why do you do this - Death Takes a Holiday 00:21 Why Why do you do this He is the one whom all men dread - Death Takes a Holiday 00:17 He is the one whom all men dread Do you think he'll surely come Oh yes - Death Takes a Holiday 00:09 Do you think he'll surely come Oh yes Let's lose it - Death Takes a Holiday 00:08 Let's lose it

Cast

Prince Sirki - Fredric March
Grazia - Evelyn Venable
Duke Lambert - Guy Standing
Alda - Katharine Alexander
Rhoda - Gail Patrick
All Cast