The Golden Coach (French: Le Carrosse d'or; Italian: La carrozza d'oro) is a 1952 film directed by Jean Renoir.

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 Coach of the Blessed Sacrament).

There is speculation that he is going to give it to his mistress, the Marquise, but he says he plans to use it to overawe the populace and flatter the local nobility, who enthusiastically look forward to taking turns parading in it.

By coincidence, the coach arrives on the same ship that carries an Italian commedia dell'arte troupe composed of men, women, and children who perform as singers, actors, and acrobats.

Once the members of the troupe refurbish the town's dilapidated theater, their performances meet with success only after local hero Ramón, a bullfighter, becomes smitten with Camilla and starts leading the applause.

When the Viceroy sends Camilla a splendid necklace, Felipe, her jealous suitor who has been accompanying the troupe on their travels, becomes enraged and tries to take it from her, causing a riotous backstage brawl, after which he runs off to join the army.

The curtain falls, and, breaking the fourth wall, Don Antonio reminds Camilla that, as an actress, she is only able to realize her true self and find happiness when she is performing onstage.

Richardson also described the scene in which the comedians convert the courtyard of the inn into a theatre as "miraculous", writing: "It is an old man's vision smoothing away all difficulties of the wonder of artistic creation itself".

Instead of seeking the nonexistent 'psychology' of the characters, one must follow the flowing images as a mobile painting driven by Magnani and Vivaldi across the canvas of an Italianate spectacle.