---
title: 'Act of Love (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anatole Litvak'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/act-of-love-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046480/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Act of Love (1953)

1953 · 108 min · Drama, Romance · France, United States


## Synopsis

Act of Love 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anatole Litvak](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatole-litvak)
- **Screenplay:** [Irwin Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-shaw), [Joseph Kessel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-kessel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hajos](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hajos), [Michel Emer](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-emer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armand Henri Julien Thirard](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-henri-julien-thirard)
- **Editor:** [William Hornbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hornbeck)

## Cast

- [George Mathews](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mathews)
- [Sydney Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-chaplin)
- [Fernand Ledoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernand-ledoux)
- [Marthe Mercadier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marthe-mercadier)
- [Martine Alexis](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-alexis)
- [Ivan Desny](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-desny)
- [Serge Reggiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-reggiani)
- [Brigitte Bardot](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-bardot)
- [Grégoire Aslan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregoire-aslan)
- [Gérard Buhr](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-buhr)
- [Dominique Marcas](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-marcas)
- [Barbara Laage](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-laage)
- [Richard Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benedict)
- [Jean-Pierre Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-cassel)
- [Yves Brainville](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-brainville)

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