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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Paul Misraki
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Max KolpéScreenplay
- Hans WilhelmScreenplay
- Original title
- Battement de cœur
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 1, 1940
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Production
Cast
Danielle DarrieuxArlette
Claude DauphinPierre de Rougemont
André LuguetCount d'Argay, ambassador
Junie AstorCountess Florence d'Argay
Charles DechampsBaron Dvorak
Roger Blin(credit only)- Sylvain ItkineThe first thief
Pierre FeuillèreThe second thief
Jean HébeyPonthus
Julien CaretteYves Calubert
Jean TissierRoland Médeville
Saturnin FabreAristide
Roland ArmontelFirmin (uncredited)
Marguerite de MorlayeLady at the Ball (uncredited)
Sophie Desmarets(uncredited)
Dora DollSecretary (uncredited)
Jean JoffreMayor (uncredited)- Jacques Mavel(uncredited)
Marcelle MonthilMadame Aristide (uncredited)
Geneviève MorelMarinette, student (uncredited)
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