Act of Love (1953 film)

Act of Love French title Un acte damour is a 1953 American romantic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Kirk Douglas and Dany Robin. It is based on the 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.

Years earlier, to get away from the barracks and the other soldiers, Robert rents a room in a hotelrestaurant. Lise Dany Robin, an orphan without money or identity papers, seeks a way to escape from the authorities. She asks Robert to pass her off as his wife. Even though he does not inspire trust, she starts to fall in love. Lise tells of the time she was the most happy and secureliving in a little seaside village.When a black market dragnet lands Lise in jail, she is humiliated because now she like Jean Valjean is branded a criminal for life. By this time, Robert loves her deeply and is willing to marry her. ........

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