| Casque d'or | |
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 Casque d'or film poster |
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| 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) |  16 April 1952 18 August 1952 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | French |
Casque d'or (Golden Helmet) is a 1952 French film directed by Jacques Becker. It is a Belle Époque tragedy, the story of an ill-fated love affair between characters played by Simone Signoret and Serge Reggiani.
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Synopsis
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.
Starring
- 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
Source
External links
- Casque d'or at the Internet Movie Database
- Casque d'or at Allmovie
- Criterion Collection essay by Philip Kemp
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