Acte d'Amour (1953)
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Act of Love was based on The Girl on the Via Flamina, a novel by Alfred Hayes. Kirk Douglas plays an American soldier, participating in the 1944 liberation of France. Making the acquaintance of impoverished Parisian girl Dany Robin, Douglas takes pity on the girl, pretending to be married to her so… More Act of Love was based on The Girl on the Via Flamina, a novel by Alfred Hayes. Kirk Douglas plays an American soldier, participating in the 1944 liberation of France. Making the acquaintance of impoverished Parisian girl Dany Robin, Douglas takes pity on the girl, pretending to be married to her so that she won't be unfairly arrested as a prostitute. When Douglas attempts to make their union legal, he is denied permission by his superior officers. So far as they are concerned, Robin is just another little opportunist, marrying a GI in order to gain US citizenship. But Robin is genuinely in love with Douglas-and proves it, in a profoundly tragic manner. Producer/director Anatole Litvak and screenwriter Irwin Shaw do their best to bring some cinematic excitement to the somber goings-on. Act of Love represents the first appearance in an English-speaking film by Brigitte Bardot, here playing the minor role of "Mimi". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anatole Litvak
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Este melodrama, apesar de valorizado pela presença sempre intensa de Kirk Douglas, é prejudicado pelo roteiro óbvio e pela fraca performance de Dany Robin.
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Cast
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Kirk Douglas
as Robert Teller
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Dany Robin
as Lisa
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Barbara Laage
as Nina
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Robert Strauss
as Blackwood
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Gabrielle Dorziat
as Adele
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Grégoire Aslan
as Commissaire
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Marthe Mercadier
as Young woman
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Fernand Ledoux
as Fernand
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Serge Reggiani
as Claude
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Brigitte Bardot
as Mimi
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Gilberte Geniat
as Mme. Henderson
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George Mathews
as Henderson
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Leslie Dwyer
as English Sergeant
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Richard Benedict
as Pete
