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Act of Love (1953)

Act of Love poster
Original title
Un acte d'amour
Directed by
Anatole Litvak
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Near the end of World War II in Paris, an American soldier and a French woman meet and fall in love. Their relationship is shaped by the hardship and uncertainty of the time.

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What happens

Act of Love (French title: Un acte d'amour) is a 1953 American romantic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Kirk Douglas and Dany Robin. It is based on the 1949 novel The Girl on the Via Flaminia by Alfred Hayes. A Parisian falls in love with an American soldier near the end of World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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