Film

Casque d'Or

Name: Casque d'Or
Director: Jacques Becker
Released: 1952
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussières, Odette Barencey

1952 · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · Dir. Jacques Becker

The Story of a Blonde

Ex-convict Georges Manda 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, who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or". Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.