Golden Marie (1952) ( Casque d'or ) ( Golden Helmet )

Golden Marie (1952) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Casque d'or
Alternate Title: Golden Helmet
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jacques Becker

Written By:
Jacques Becker
Jacques Companéez

Actors:
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
Solange Certin ..... Le patron de la guinguette / Guinguette
Jacqueline Dane ..... Julie
Daniel Mendaille ..... L'inspecteur Juliani / Police Insp. Giuliani
Dominique Davray ..... Ponsard
Paul Barge ..... Fredo
Paul Azaïs ..... Paul
Claude Castaing ..... Le commissaire / Superintendent
Jean Clarieux
Tony Corteggiani

Synopsis:

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.

Casque D'Or is a 1952 French film directed by Jacques Becker (Touchez pas au Grisbi). Evoking the Belle Époque period perfectly, this story of an ill-fated love affair stars Simone Signoret (Room At The Top, Les Diaboliques) as Marie and Serge Reggiani (Les Miserable, The Pianist) as Manda. When gangster's moll Marie falls for reformed criminal Manda their passion incites an underworld rivalry that leads to treachery and tragedy.

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 belongs to the jealous kind, and Leca himself has his eye on her. A story of love, death, friendship and jealousy during the Belle Epoque.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 04 January, 2020.