Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or
French theatrical release poster
Directed byJacques Becker
Written byJacques Becker
Jacques Companéez
Annette Wademant (uncredited)
Produced byRobert Hakim
Michel Safra
StarringSimone Signoret
Serge Reggiani
Claude Dauphin
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Edited byMarguerite Renoir
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
companies
Speva Films
Paris-Film Production
Distributed byDisCina
Release date
  • 16 April 1952 (1952-04-16)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Casque d'Or (lit. "Golden Helmet"; released in the U.S. as Golden Marie) is a 1952 French historical-drama 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. The story was loosely based on an infamous real-life love triangle between the prostitute Amélie Élie and the Apache gang leaders Manda and Leca, which was the subject of much sensational newspaper reporting during 1902.

The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris, as well as at various locations around the city. The sets were designed by art director Jean d'Eaubonne.