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..


Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you like movies that feel like a stage play where everyone is constantly posing. It’s for the folks who enjoy that old-timey, dramatic 1930s vibe where every line is delivered like it’s being carved into stone. If you need fast pacing or characters who act like real human beings...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you like movies that feel like a stage play where everyone is constantly posing. It’s for the folks who enjoy that old-timey, dramatic 1930s vibe where every line is delivered like it’s being carved into stone. If you need fast pacing or characters who act like real human beings, you’re going to hate this. It’s slow. Like, watching paint dry in a tuxedo kind of slow. Fredric March is out here doing the most. He plays Death, but he plays him like he’s jus..."
Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris, Alberto Casella
United States
Romance, Drama, Fantasy

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1934 · IMDb 6.9

