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70% Critic Match
Act of Love
“WANTED for desertion! WANTED for questioning!...WANTING only each other!”
7.0 / 10• 1953• 1h 48m•NR• French
DramaWarRomance
Storyline
While on holiday on the French Riviera, former soldier Robert Teller recounts his time in WWII-era France, where he meets and falls in love with a poor girl named Lise. However, they're unable to marry when Lise is accused of prostitution and Teller's commanding officer forbids the match. The couple's love is again tested when Teller learns the truth about his would-be wife's whereabouts.
Cast & Crew
Kirk Douglas
Robert Teller
Lead
Dany Robin
Lise Gudayec
Gabrielle Dorziat
Adèle Lacaud
Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Lacaud
Marthe Mercadier
Girl On Terrace
Brigitte Bardot
Mimi
Serge Reggiani
Claude Lacaud
Amedeo Letizia
Cico
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anatole Litvak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Act of Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
