The Bellman

The Bellman (1945)

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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  • Release Date: 1945-12-04
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Christian-Jaque

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Cast

  • Lucien Coëdel

    The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

  • Fernand Ledoux

    Fabret, his friend

  • Renée Faure

    Catherine Fabret

  • 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

    The Festival Dance Villagers

  • 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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