Beating Heart

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Beating Heart

1940

1h 37m

6.2(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Danielle Darrieux

Arlette

Acting

Claude Dauphin

Pierre de Rougemont

Acting

André Luguet

Count d'Argay, ambassador

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Junie Astor

Countess Florence d'Argay

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Charles Dechamps

Baron Dvorak

Acting

Roger Blin

(credit only)

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Sylvain Itkine

The first thief

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Pierre Feuillère

The second thief

Acting

Jean Hébey

Ponthus

Acting

Julien Carette

Yves Calubert

Acting

Jean Tissier

Roland Médeville

Acting

Saturnin Fabre

Aristide

Acting

Roland Armontel

Firmin (uncredited)

Acting

Marguerite de Morlaye

Lady at the Ball (uncredited)

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Sophie Desmarets

(uncredited)

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Dora Doll

Secretary (uncredited)

Acting

Jean Joffre

Mayor (uncredited)

Editing

Jacques Mavel

(uncredited)

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Acting

Marcelle Monthil

Madame Aristide (uncredited)

Acting

Geneviève Morel

Marinette, student (uncredited)

Acting

André Nicolle

Inspector (uncredited)

Acting

Robert Ozanne

Deputy Mayor (uncredited)

Acting

Max Révol

(uncredited)

Acting

Jean Sylvain

Roland's Witness (uncredited)

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