The Bellman (1945)

12/04/1945 (FR) • 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.

Top Billed Cast

Lucien Coëdel

The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

Fernand Ledoux

Fabret, his friend

Renée Faure

Catherine Fabret

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"


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

jealousy

psychopath

murder

theft

madness

bell ringer

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