Act of love is a film directed by anatole litvak with kirk douglas, dany robin, gabrielle dorziat, barbara laage, year. Douglas is fantastic and the rest of the cast is good too. A dramatic, romantic, sad, tragic world war two love movie. The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Act of love 1953 is a bittersweet love story about the starcrossed relationship between a world war ii gi and a young parisian during the allied liberation of paris. For more information on the movie visit imdb as thats the place where movie summery was taken. Act of love 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Act of love 1953 cast and crew while on holiday in a small seaside town on the french riviera, a former soldier named robert teller kirk douglas remembers his. This article needs additional citations for verification. The story of three loves also known as equilibrium is a 1953 american technicolor romantic anthology film made by mgm. Adam and eve 1953 film admiral ushakov film adolescence part ii. Act of love 1953 imdb public domain this film is in the public domain because the has either expired or is no longer valid for various reasons or the film was not ed at all. From the outset, the plan for act of love was to film both english and french language variants, with douglas to appear in the version marked for american audiences.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. In addition to act of love, the actor signed on for edward dmytryks the juggler 1953, to be filmed in israel, and mario camerinis ulysses 1954, slated to shoot in italy. Act of love was based on the girl on the via flamina, a novel by alfred hayes. Act of love 1953 russian born filmmaker anatole tola litvak was by americas entry into the second world war a middle aged man, yet the newlystamped american citizen served in the fouryear conflict with the united states army, rising to the rank of colonel. Act of love 1953 1217 1953 us drama, war, romance 1h 48m user score.
A parisian falls in love with an american soldier near the end of world war ii. An american soldier romances a beautiful parisian during the final days of world war ii. Read the full synopsis of act of love, 1953, directed by anatole litvak, with kirk douglas, dany robin, barbara laage, at turner classic movies. Making the acquaintance of impoverished parisian girl dany robin, douglas takes pity on the girl, pretending to be married to her so that she wont be unfairly arrested as a prostitute. With kirk douglas, dany robin, barbara laage, gabrielle dorziat. Act of love dvdr 1953 kirk douglas dany robin etsy. Kirk douglas plays robert teller, an army pfc who, while stationed in france toward the end of world war ii, meets and falls in love with a destitute french woman, lise gudayec dany robin. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords.
Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and tv shows available to date. Cast and crew credits for act of love, 1953, directed by anatole litvak, with kirk douglas, dany robin, barbara laage, at turner classic movies. View act of love, 1953, directed by anatole litvak, with kirk douglas, dany robin, barbara laage, in its original aspect ratio. He meets and falls in love with a poor french girl named lise gudayec dany robin. Many things about this movie are charming and have a wistful quality that brings you into its story. Act of love 1953 while on holiday in a small seaside town on the french riviera, a former soldier named robert teller kirk douglas remembers his time in france during world war ii. A former soldier on holiday in the french riviera recalls his time in france. This film is in the public domain because the has either expired or is no longer valid for various reasons or the film was not ed at all.
But teller and lise are unable to marry when lise is accused. Kirk douglas plays an american soldier, participating in the 1944 liberation of france. It consists of three stories, the jealous lover, mademoiselle, and equilibrium. Our representative will get in touch with the customer with. A former soldier on holiday in the french riviera recalls his time in france during wwii, and his love for a french peasant woman. Lot of 4, kirk douglas, dany robin, barbara laage still. First of all, and i offer my apologies to the absorbing performances, to me the most fascinating aspect of this film is the location. Delicious 1953 oldie with beverly michaels, richard egan, percy helton, evelyn scott, robert osterioh, william bill phillips, frank ferguson, bernadine hayes. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to act of love. Act of love 1953 a former soldier on holiday in the french riviera recalls his time in france during wwii, and his love for a french peasant woman. Act of love je francuskoamericki crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1953.
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