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Casque d'Or

Original title: Casque d'or
  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
5.5K
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Casque d'or (1952)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Three gangsters and an ex-con carpenter all fall for the same beautiful golden-haired woman in Belle Époque France.Three gangsters and an ex-con carpenter all fall for the same beautiful golden-haired woman in Belle Époque France.Three gangsters and an ex-con carpenter all fall for the same beautiful golden-haired woman in Belle Époque France.
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5.5K
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  • Director
    • Jacques Becker
  • Writers
    • Jacques Becker(scenario)
    • Jacques Companéez(scenario)
    • Annette Wademant(scenario collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Serge Reggiani
    • Claude Dauphin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jacques Becker
  • Writers
    • Jacques Becker(scenario)
    • Jacques Companéez(scenario)
    • Annette Wademant(scenario collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Serge Reggiani
    • Claude Dauphin
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    • 37User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Photos38

    Serge Reggiani and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Raymond Bussières, Serge Reggiani, and William Sabatier in Casque d'or (1952)
    Serge Reggiani and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Odette Barencey, Serge Reggiani, and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Dominique Davray and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Claude Dauphin and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
    Raymond Bussières, Dominique Davray, Serge Reggiani, William Sabatier, and Simone Signoret in Casque d'or (1952)
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    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Marie 'Casque d'Or'as Marie 'Casque d'Or'
    Serge Reggiani
    Serge Reggiani
    • Georges Mandaas Georges Manda
    Claude Dauphin
    Claude Dauphin
    • Félix Lecaas Félix Leca
    Raymond Bussières
    Raymond Bussières
    • Raymondas Raymond
    Odette Barencey
    • La mère d'Eugèneas La mère d'Eugène
    Loleh Bellon
    • Léonie Danardas Léonie Danard
    Solange Certain
      Daniel Mendaille
      Daniel Mendaille
      • Le patron de la guinguetteas Le patron de la guinguette…
      Dominique Davray
      Dominique Davray
      • Julieas Julie
      Jacqueline Dane
      Paul Barge
      • L'inspecteur Julianias L'inspecteur Juliani…
      Paul Azaïs
      Paul Azaïs
      • Ponsardas Ponsard
      Jean Clarieux
      • Paulas Paul
      Tony Corteggiani
      • Le commissaireas Le commissaire…
      Émile Genevois
      • Billyas Billy
      • (as Emile Genevois)
      Marc Goutas
      • Guillaumeas Guillaume
      Gaston Modot
      Gaston Modot
      • Danardas Danard
      William Sabatier
      William Sabatier
      • Roland Dupuisas Roland Dupuis
      • Director
        • Jacques Becker
      • Writers
        • Jacques Becker(scenario) (adaptation and dialogue)
        • Jacques Companéez(scenario)
        • Annette Wademant(scenario collaborator) (uncredited)
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      Storyline

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      In an open-air dance hall, the members of Leca's gang are relaxing with their ladies. One of them, Marie, aka "Casque d'Or" (Golden Helmet) meets Manda, a carpenter. Her man Roland is the jealous kind, and Leca himself has his eye on her. A story of love, death, friendship, and jealousy during the Belle Epoque. —Yepok
      • ex convict
      • underworld
      • paris underworld
      • tragedy
      • tragic love story
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      • Taglines
        • The Story of a Blonde
      • Genres
        • Crime
        • Drama
        • Romance
      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
      • Parents guide

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Literary critics at the time were outraged by the fact that Jacques Becker chose to emphasize atmospherics at the expense of psychology. Nevertheless, Becker's approach had a profound effect on the young film-makers that would later go on to form the French New Wave, thereby changing French cinema forever.
      • Quotes

        Old Woman Joinville Bar Patron: Charming! We can't go anywhere without meeting tarts.

      • Connections
        Edited into Apostrophes: Les plaisirs populaires (1989)
      • Soundtracks
        Sobre las olas
        (uncredited)

        Music by Juventino Rosas

        [This waltz plays in the scene where Georges Manda and Marie first meet]

      User reviews37

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      Top review
      10/10
      Jacques Becker: cinema as art
      Jacques Becker was an artist and a director. His legacy is a trilogy of masterpieces: "Casque d'Or", "Touchez pas au Grisbi", "Le Trou", three luminous instances of cinema as art.

      The linear story of "Casque d'Or" has the neatness of a Maupassant's tale. We are transferred into a most glorious epoch for French culture and art: the decline of the 19th century, the age of Impressionism. Marie (Simone Signoret) is a blond beauty, a cheerful "lost woman". She's the girl-friend of a member of a gang of small-time but ruthless criminals. She falls in first-sight-love with George Manda (Serge Reggiani) a former crook, now a honest carpenter. Predictable troubles ensue...

      The atmosphere of the epoch is wonderfully recreated, with a black-and-white photography of indescribable beauty. An Impressionist Master behind the camera couldn't have done better. And, in fact, Becker was a favorite "student" of director Jean Renoir, Auguste Renoir's son. Becker's characteristic narrating style is nostalgic, serene, gently ironic. He deliberately avoids over-dark tones in his representation of the underworld, even in the middle of tragic events.

      Simone Signoret is a charismatic presence on the screen: outstanding is her use of body-language to draw Marie's character, both a romantic enamoured woman and a cynical harlot. Reggiani is excellent as the laconic, tough Manda: he utters some twenty words along the whole movie, yet we perfectly understand his peculiar honor code, his profound love for Marie, his unselfish devotion to friendship. Splendid is Leca (Claude Dauphin), the boss of the gang, officially a respectable well-off wine-dealer: proficient, cool-headed, extremely cunning and Machiavellian, always ready to betray his own men to pursue his dirty purposes. Indeed, great care is paid to the design of all characters, with superb acting by the whole cast.

      Exquisite poetic touches permeate the movie... Marie drags Manda into a church, where a simple wedding (of unknown middle-class people) is taking place. Shortly after, Manda is impatient "Let's go"; and Marie "No, just another minute"... and she contemplates the wedding with a dreaming smile...

      "Casque d'Or": a perfect work of art.
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • August 18, 1952 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Golden Marie
      • Filming locations
        • Annet-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France
      • Production companies
        • Robert et Raymond Hakim
        • Spéva Films
        • Paris Film Productions
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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