The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Milan RoderOriginal Music Composer
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
- Maxwell AndersonScreenplay
- Mitchell LeisenDirector
- Gladys LehmanScreenplay
Cast
- Fredric MarchPrince Sirki
- Evelyn VenableGrazia
- Guy StandingDuke Lambert
- Kent TaylorCorrado
- Katharine AlexanderAlda
- Gail PatrickRhoda
- Helen WestleyStephanie
- Kathleen HowardPrincess Maria
- Henry TraversBaron Cesarea
- G.P. HuntleyEric
- Otto HoffmanFedele
- Anna De LinskyCora (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
holidaythreat of deathbased on play or musicalromanceunrequited lovegrim reapermansioncar accidentattractionpre-codemeaning of lifenobility