Casque d'Or

Casque d'Or

NR 1952 · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Crime, Romance

At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Marie, a young woman connected to a criminal gang.

Directed by Jacques Becker · Written by Jacques Companéez

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