The Bellman(1945)

67

1h 40m

  • Drama,
  • Crime,
  • Horror

Overview

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.

Cast

  • Lucien Coëdel

    Lucien Coëdel

    The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

  • Fernand Ledoux

    Fernand Ledoux

    Fabret, his friend

  • Renée Faure

    Renée Faure

    Catherine Fabret

  • Roger Pigaut

    Roger Pigaut

    Pierre

  • Madeleine Robinson

    Madeleine Robinson

    Marthe

  • Pierre Labry

    Pierre Labry

    The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)

  • Georges Tourreil

    Georges Tourreil

    The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie

  • Sinoël

    Sinoël

    Marie-Thérèse, the old woman

  • Léonce Corne

    Léonce Corne

    Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"

  • Marcel Pérès

    Marcel Pérès

    Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache

  • Jacques Butin

    Jacques Butin

    Le gendarme

  • Michel Piccoli

    Michel Piccoli

    Un villageois

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    Status

    Released (Dec 4, 1945)

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