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Casque d'Or

Play trailer Poster for Casque d'Or 1952,  1h 38m,  Drama/ Crime/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Nov 28, 2022
5/5
This is an unmissable classic. Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Nov 8, 2019
The favorite role of star Simone Signoret this is a bravura period romance costarring Serge Reggiani that masterfully interweaves love, violence and fate in turn-of-the-century Paris. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Jan 23, 2008
An excellent recreation of a colorful French period. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Nov 25, 2022
4/5
…this is very much Signoret’s movie, and her every move reveals her as the iconic beating dramatic heart of the demi-monde of La Belle Epoque… Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Sep 7, 2013
A+
[VIDEO ESSAY] Draped in the manners of fin de sicle in Paris, writer-director Jacques Becker's 1952 milestone of romantic drama is a snapshot of French social mores at the turn of the 20th century. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jacques Becker

Director

Simone Signoret

Marie "Casque d'Or"

Serge Reggiani

Georges Manda

Claude Dauphin

Felix Leca

Raymond Bussières

Raymond

Paul Azaïs

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Casque d'Or

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.
Director
Jacques Becker
Producer
Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, André Paulvé
Screenwriter
Jacques Becker, Jacques Companéez, Jacques Becker
Production Co
Robert et Raymond Hakim
Genre
Drama, Crime, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 18, 1952, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 18, 2005
Runtime
1h 38m
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