Movie, 1945
The Bellman
IMDb 6.9, 100 min, Drama, Crime, Horror, France
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
15 credited
Lucien Coëdel
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret, his friend
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
RP
Roger Pigaut
Pierre
Madeleine Robinson
Marthe
Pierre Labry
The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
Georges Tourreil
The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
Sinoël
Marie-Thérèse, the old woman
Léonce Corne
Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"
Marcel Pérès
Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache
LD
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
The Festival Dance Villagers
LC
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
The Black Horse
Details
DirectorChristian-Jaque
WritersJacques Prévert, Claude Boncompain
Runtime100 min
ReleasedTue, Dec 4, 1945
CountryFrance
IMDBtt0037300
