Film

The Bellman 1945

100 min TMDB 6.9 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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Cast

  • Lucien Coëdel as The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
  • Fernand Ledoux as Fabret, his friend
  • Renée Faure as Catherine Fabret
  • Roger Pigaut as Pierre
  • Madeleine Robinson as Marthe
  • Pierre Labry as The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)

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