The Bellman
DramaCrimeHorror
★ 6.9/1019451h 40m
Director: Christian-Jaque
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.
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
French
Released
Dec 4, 1945
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
French
Released
Dec 4, 1945
Cast
Lucien Coëdel
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret, his friend
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
Roger Pigaut
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
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
The Festival Dance Villagers
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
The Black Horse
Jacques Butin
Le gendarme
Léon Larive
Un villageois
Michel Piccoli
Un villageois
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