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Act of Love

Original title: Un acte d'amour
  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Act of Love (1953)
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A former soldier on holiday in the French Riviera recalls his time in France during WWII, and his love for a French peasant woman.A former soldier on holiday in the French Riviera recalls his time in France during WWII, and his love for a French peasant woman.A former soldier on holiday in the French Riviera recalls his time in France during WWII, and his love for a French peasant woman.

  • Director
    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Alfred Hayes
    • Joseph Kessel
    • Irwin Shaw
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Dany Robin
    • Barbara Laage
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    596
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes
      • Joseph Kessel
      • Irwin Shaw
    • Stars
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Dany Robin
      • Barbara Laage
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Robert Teller
    Dany Robin
    Dany Robin
    • Lise Gudayec…
    Barbara Laage
    Barbara Laage
    • Nina
    Gabrielle Dorziat
    Gabrielle Dorziat
    • Adèle Lacaud
    Fernand Ledoux
    Fernand Ledoux
    • Fernand Lacaud
    Robert Strauss
    Robert Strauss
    • Le sergent John Blackwood
    Marthe Mercadier
    Marthe Mercadier
    • La jeune femme à la terrasse de l'hôtel
    George Mathews
    George Mathews
    • Le capitaine Henderson
    Richard Benedict
    Richard Benedict
    • Pete
    Leslie Dwyer
    Leslie Dwyer
    • Le sergent anglais
    Sydney Chaplin
    Sydney Chaplin
    • Le parachutiste du bal
    Brigitte Bardot
    Brigitte Bardot
    • Mimi
    Nedd Willard
    Serge Reggiani
    Serge Reggiani
    • Claude Lacaud
    Martine Alexis
    • Une prostituée à la Conciergerie
    • (uncredited)
    Edmond Ardisson
    Edmond Ardisson
    • L'hôtelier de Villefranche-sur-Mer
    • (uncredited)
    Marc Arian
    • Un parisien qui fait fête aux soldats américains
    • (uncredited)
    Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan
    • Le policier français au bistrot Aux Deux Anges
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes
      • Joseph Kessel
      • Irwin Shaw
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Kirk Douglas also did the French language version's dialogue.
    • Quotes

      Robert Teller: The River Seine. All my life I wanted to see it. Finally I saw it, with a gun in my hand. Travel, twentieth-century style.

    • Connections
      Featured in Veraz (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Je t'Aime tant
      Music by Michel Emer
      Lyrics by Michel Emer

    User reviews16

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    What a wonderful film!

    I just saw "An Act of Love" on cable television and I was amazed at the high production values of this film. Kirk Douglas has never given a bad performance in any film and here he has just the right touch as an actor. The story was mesmerizing and the ending was as sad and moving as any film that I have ever seen. I hope against hope that someday I can purchase this film on video or on DVD.
    • Ed in MO
    • Feb 11, 2002
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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1953 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Sudbina jedne ljubavi
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Benagoss Productions
      • Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Magnaphone Western Electric
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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