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The Bellman (1945)

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.

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lucien CoëdelLucien CoëdelThe Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
  • Photo of Fernand LedouxFernand LedouxFabret, his friend
  • Photo of Renée FaureRenée FaureCatherine Fabret
  • Photo of Roger PigautRoger PigautPierre
  • Photo of Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine RobinsonMarthe
  • Photo of Pierre LabryPierre LabryThe Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
  • Photo of Georges TourreilGeorges TourreilThe Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
  • Photo of SinoëlSinoëlMarie-Thérèse, the old woman
  • Photo of Léonce CorneLéonce CorneInn Patron "Not From These Parts"
  • Photo of Marcel PérèsMarcel PérèsInn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache

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