This silent footage shot on the set of CASQUE D’OR provides a rare glimpse of director Jacques Becker at work. It was broadcast in 1951 as part of the program “Silence on tourne: CASQUE D’OR.” Film critic Philip Kemp recorded commentary for the footage in 2004.
This interview with CASQUE D’OR star Simone Signoret was conducted in April 1963 for the television series “Cinépanorama.”
This interview with CASQUE D’OR star Serge Reggiani was conducted by critic Claude-Jean Philippe in 1995 for the program “La France en films.”
The following excerpts from a 1967 episode of “Cinéastes de notre temps” feature interviews with many of director Jacques Becker’s collaborators and admirers, including Simone Signoret, Claude Dauphin, François Truffaut, and Marguerite Renoir. In the first clip, we learn about Becker’s beginnings...