Death Takes A Holiday (1971)

What can I say about this movie.....Well, as it stands, it was one of the first movies I saw both Yvette Mimieux and in particular Monte Markham,



he later appeared in The Six million dollar Man, in one of it's



episodes. A fine actor, of his time, he was wasted in this Role, though



he did do his best to make it believable. Which is why, I like the



actual movie.

Other critic reports:


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It



is easy to dismiss this film as a cheap remake of the original Fredric



March vehicle, but there is so much more here than simple



recapitulation!

The story is timeless. It takes a very definite



philosophical stance on a subject which will always be relevant to all



of us. Namely, how shall we cope with our own deaths when the reality



confronts us?

What impressed me most about this production was



the way in which death was presented. Death appears here as a gentle,



benign presence. This presentation is a far cry from the monstrous



horror we have come to expect from death. Death in this film is not a



Grim Reaper wishing to engulf us in his inevitability. He wishes only to



present himself as a fact of life. To understand himself and be



understood by others as an experience which has a unique time and place



for everyone. Occurring not one moment sooner nor later than necessary,



and then as something not to be feared, but rather embraced in its turn.

There



are other reasons to watch this rare production of the story. The fine



cast: the beautiful Yvette Mimieux is in her prime here and perfect for



the title role. I say "title role" because there is actually a dual



title role here. It is the interaction between Yvette Mimieux's



character and Monte Markham as Death that sets up the central dilemma



that drives the picture. Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas are fine in



supporting roles. Laurindo Almeida's haunting score creates an



atmosphere of romantic suspense even while it facilitates contemplation.

So



why doesn't this production have a better reputation? I suspect it's



because, while the actors fulfill their roles admirably, they do so in a



nuts and bolts manner which lacks drama. This production of the story



is therefore out of step with the prevailing value in Hollywood:



entertainment. For maximum entertainment value, a picture with greater



dramatic impact is preferable.


MOVIEmeter: Up 32%, which is surprising as it is nearly impossible to obtain. Until now!!!

Director: Robert Butler

Writers: Alberto Casella (play)

Rita Lakin (writer)





Release Date: 23 October 1971 (USA) Shown a little while later on UK television (unknown date).

Genre: Fantasy | Drama

Plot: Death takes a human form, in the guise of, David Smith played by Monte Markham



and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to



cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young



woman, played by Peggy Chapman, played by Yvette Mimieux.

I



should point out, that there is a 1 or 2 second break in the movie, no



doubt due to the fact it was copied from a VHS tape that was on it's way



out at the time...but don't worry, it was not a problem, and didn't



actually spoil the movie. With a very clever bit of editing, it can



easily be removed, wish I had time, but I don't.

Movie Runtime: 90 minutes

Country: USA

Language: English

Color: Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

Sound Mix: Mono

Company: Universal TV

Fim history: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066975/

Film length: 1: 20: 46

Frame width: 640

Frame height: 480

Data Rate: 32 kbps

Total Bitrate: 160 kbps

Frame rate: 29 Frames per second

Bit rate: 128 kbps

Movie Length: 742 mb

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