Casque d'Or (1952)
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The Paris demimonde of 1900 is the setting for Casque d'Or. Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani), an honest woodworker, falls in love with Marie (Simone Signoret), the "moll" of minor crook Roland (William Sabatier). Gangster boss Felix Leca (Claude Dauphin) orders Georges and Roland to… More The Paris demimonde of 1900 is the setting for Casque d'Or. Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani), an honest woodworker, falls in love with Marie (Simone Signoret), the "moll" of minor crook Roland (William Sabatier). Gangster boss Felix Leca (Claude Dauphin) orders Georges and Roland to fight a duel to the death over the girl, as prescribed by the "code of the apache." Felix then pins the blame for Roland's death on Georges' boyhood chum, Raymond (Raymond Bussières), knowing that the woodworker will nobly accept the blame; this will leave Marie alone, which is what the lustful Felix has wanted all along. When Georges learns he's been set up as a dupe, he escapes from the police and kills Felix. Casque D'Or was based on the true-life Leca-Manda scandal, wherein an otherwise decent man was guillotined for shooting down a gangster boss in broad daylight. Since the scandal was common knowledge in France, the downbeat ending of this film was hardly unexpected but still extremely moving. Completed in 1951, Casque D'Or was a failure on its first release but then built up an excellent word-of-mouth reputation abroad. The film was released in the U.S. in 1956 as Golden Marie. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jacques Becker
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 18, 1952 Wide
- Studio
- Speva Films S.A.
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
An excellent recreation of a colorful French period.
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Howard Thompson, New York Times
An insular underworld drama of love and revenge vibrates authentically against a vividly etched background of early century Paris.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
One of the great movie romances.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
A radiant Simone Signoret dominates Jacques Becker's 1952 film.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
One of the great films of French cinema.
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Cast
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Simone Signoret
as Marie Casque D'or
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Serge Reggiani
as Georges Manda
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Claude Dauphin
as Felix Leca
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Raymond Bussières
as Raymond
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Paul Azaïs
as Ponsard
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Paul Barge
as Police Inspector Giuliani
- Léon Bary
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Loleh Bellon
as Leonie Danard
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Claude Castaing
as Fredo
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Jean Clarieux
as Paul
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Tony Corteggiani
as Superintendent
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Dominique Davray
as Julie
- Jean Degrave
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Emile Genevois
as Billy
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Roland Le Saffre
as Anatole
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Gaston Modot
as Danard
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William Sabatier
as Roland
- Daniel Mendaille
- Julien Maffre
