The Bellman

  • Rated 6.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1945
  • 1h 40m
  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Horror

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.

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Director
Christian-Jaque
Starring
Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure, Roger Pigaut

Cast

  • Lucien Coëdel

    Lucien Coëdel

    The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

  • Fernand Ledoux

    Fernand Ledoux

    Fabret, his friend

  • Renée Faure

    Renée Faure

    Catherine Fabret

  • 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

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