Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Casque d'Or

      Released Aug 18, 1952 1h 36m Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 84% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple. Read More Read Less

      Critics Reviews

      View All (15) Critics Reviews
      Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is an unmissable classic. Rated: 5/5 Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times The favorite role of star Simone Signoret this is a bravura period romance costarring Serge Reggiani that masterfully interweaves love, violence and fate in turn-of-the-century Paris. Nov 8, 2019 Full Review Variety Staff Variety An excellent recreation of a colorful French period. Jan 23, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …this is very much Signoret’s movie, and her every move reveals her as the iconic beating dramatic heart of the demi-monde of La Belle Epoque… Rated: 4/5 Nov 25, 2022 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com [VIDEO ESSAY] Draped in the manners of fin de sicle in Paris, writer-director Jacques Becker's 1952 milestone of romantic drama is a snapshot of French social mores at the turn of the 20th century. Rated: A+ Sep 7, 2013 Full Review TV Guide One of the great films of French cinema. Rated: 4/4 Jan 23, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (48) audience reviews
      Audience Member We really quite liked this, for what it was. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this film! What a classic French noir from Jacques Becker. Simone Signoret absolutely lights up the screen. It is a tragic gangster story told beautifully and stylishly. I will definitely be checking this one out again, everything about it was just right in my opinion. Highly recommended! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.9/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-25c Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent. Simone Signoret was one of a kind. Today's young actresses could learn a whole lot from her work. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member In terms of a gangster film, the plot of Casque d'Or is merely mediocre. But the depiction of love, passion, jealousy, hatred and nemesis is solid, particularly with the presence of the great Simone Signoret. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Signoret is fierce, tender, innocent and not, in this sad love story of gangsters and waltzes--The mastery of the style is impressive!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      100% 92% Forbidden Games 100% 81% Bitter Rice 40% 21% My Son John 97% 93% La Strada 71% 58% Carrie Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All Casque d'Or photos

      Casque d'Or

      Casque d'Or (1952) Casque d'Or (1952) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.
      Director
      Jacques Becker
      Screenwriter
      Jacques Becker, Jacques Companéez, Jacques Becker
      Production Co
      Robert et Raymond Hakim
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 18, 1952, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 18, 2005
      Runtime
      1h 36m