| Beating Heart | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Written by | Hans Wilhelm Max Kolpé Michel Duran |
| Produced by | André Paulvé Gregor Rabinovitch |
| Starring | Danielle Darrieux Claude Dauphin André Luguet |
| Cinematography | André Germain Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | René Le Hénaff |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | DisCina |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Beating Heart (French:Battement de coeur) is a 1940 Frenchcomedy film directed byHenri Decoin and starringDanielle Darrieux,Claude Dauphin andAndré Luguet. It was shot at theBillancourt Studios inParis. The film' sets were designed by theart directorsLéon Barsacq andJean Perrier. It was inspired by the 1939 Italian filmHeartbeat. The film was remade inHollywood asHeartbeat in 1946 starringGinger Rogers andBasil Rathbone.[1]
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.
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