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

Golden Marie (1952) (DVD) (*)

~~$20.99~~ $14.97

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 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

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.

Story, set in 1898, of tragic love of young carpenter and girl who is mistress of a gang of toughs from Apache district of Paris. Based on true story.

The year is 1898. A beautiful woman named Marie (also known as Casque d'Or) has fallen in love with a carpenter named Manda. The problem is that Marie is the girlfriend of a hoodlum in the Leca gang. So in order to have the lovely Marie, Manda faces and defies the gang and kills Leca. Soon after however, Manda is sent to the gallows.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 13 March, 2019.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

It Happened at the Inn (1943) (DVD)

Korda Collection (Vol. 2) - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD)