Casque d'or

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Casque d'or

Casque d'or film poster
Directed by Jacques Becker
Produced by Raymond Hakim
Robert Hakim
Written by Jacques Becker
Jacques Companéez
Starring Simone Signoret
Serge Reggiani
Claude Dauphin
Music by Georges Van Parys
Cinematography Robert Le Febvre
Distributed by Criterion Collection (DVD)
Release date(s) Flag of France 16 April 1952
Flag of the United States 18 August 1952
Running time 94 minutes
Language French
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Casque d'or (Golden Helmet) is a 1952 French film directed by Jacques Becker. It is a Belle Epoque tragedy, the story of an ill-fated love affair between characters played by Simone Signoret and Serge Reggiani.

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A gang headed by Leca (Claude Dauphin) that hangs out around the Paris quarter of Belleville goes with their girlfriends to a dance hall in Joinville along the banks of the Marne. Marie, a prostitute called the Casque d'Or (Golden Helmet) because of her sparkling hair, is angry at her boyfriend of the moment, a handsome hood named Roland. Along comes Raymond accompanied by his childhood friend Manda, a gang member who has gone straight and is working as a carpenter. There is love at first sight between the beautiful Marie and the carpenter. A dangerously destructive passion, against the backdrop of rivalries and jealousy within the gang, unites the two lovers.

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  • Simone Signoret - Marie 'Casque d'Or'
  • Serge Reggiani - Georges Manda
  • Claude Dauphin - Félix Leca
  • Raymond Bussières - Raymond
  • Odette Barencey - La mère d'Eugène
  • Loleh Bellon - Léonie Danard
  • William Sabatier - Roland

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