The Golden Coach

The Golden Coach (1952)

Le Carrosse d'or

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.

Date of release
1952-12-05
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (90)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Jean Renoir

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement

The Golden Coach is a 1952 film directed by Jean Renoir. It stars Anna Magnani, Duncan Lamont, Paul Campbell, Riccardo Rioli, and Odoardo Spadaro. The story, about an Italian commedia dell'arte troupe in Peru in the early 18th century, was adapted by Renoir, Jack Kirkland, Renzo Avanzo, and Giulio Macchi from Prosper Mérimée's 1829 play Le carrosse du Saint-Sacrement. The soundtrack consists of selections from the works of Antonio Vivaldi.

Production

The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome, with cinematography by Claude Renoir. It was the first Italian film shot in Technicolor.

A French-Italian co-production, The Golden Coach was filmed in English. A simultaneous shoot in French was planned, but had to be abandoned due to financial problems. Renoir had his assistant director Marc Maurette direct the sessions to dub the finished film into French, and an Italian dub was also made.

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