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Beating Heart (French: Battement de coeur) is a 1940 French film directed by Henri Decoin, and starring Danielle Darrieux and Claude Dauphin. It 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. The film was remade as Heartbeat (1946), with Ginger Rogers and Basil Rathbone.
Original Release
02/01/1940
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danielle Darrieux | Arlette |
| Claude Dauphin | Pierre de Rougemont |
| André Luguet | Le comte d'Argay - l'ambassadeur |
| Junie Astor | La comtesse Florence d'Argay - l'ambassadrice |
| Charles Dechamps | Le baron Dvorak |
| Roger Blin | (credit only) |
| Sylvain Itkine | Le premier voleur |
| Pierre Feuillère | Le second voleur |
| Jean Hébey | Ponthus |
| Julien Carette | Yves Calubert |
Directors
Writers
Michel Duran, Max Kolpé, Hans Wilhelm
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danielle Darrieux | Arlette |
| Claude Dauphin | Pierre de Rougemont |
| André Luguet | Le comte d'Argay - l'ambassadeur |
| Junie Astor | La comtesse Florence d'Argay - l'ambassadrice |
| Charles Dechamps | Le baron Dvorak |
| Roger Blin | (credit only) |
| Sylvain Itkine | Le premier voleur |
| Pierre Feuillère | Le second voleur |
| Jean Hébey | Ponthus |
| Julien Carette | Yves Calubert |
| Jean Tissier | Roland Médeville |
| Saturnin Fabre | Monsieur Aristide / Aristide |
| Roland Armontel | Firmin |
| Marguerite de Morlaye | La dame au bal |
| Dora Doll | La secrétaire |
| Joffre | Le maire |
| Marcelle Monthil | Madame Aristide |
| Geneviève Morel | Marinette - une élève |
| André Nicolle | L'inspecteur |
| Robert Ozanne | L'adjoint au maire |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Adolphe Osso | Producer |
| Gregor Rabinovitch | Producer |
| André Paulvé | Producer |
