The Bellman
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.
Crew and Cast
Christian-JaqueDirector
Lucien CoëdelThe Bellman · Jean-Baptiste
Fernand LedouxFabret · his friend
Renée FaureCatherine FabretRoger PigautPierre
Madeleine RobinsonMarthe
Pierre LabryThe Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
Georges TourreilThe Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
SinoëlMarie-Thérèse · the old woman
Léonce CorneInn Patron "Not From These Parts"
Marcel PérèsInn Patron with Dark Black Hair and MustacheLes Danseurs du Massif CentralThe Festival Dance Villagers
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie CarréThe Black Horse
Jacques ButinLe gendarme
Léon LariveUn villageois
Michel PiccoliUn villageois
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Info
- Original title
- Sortilèges
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 4 December 1945
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 (11 votes)
Production
- Director
- Christian-Jaque
- Writers
- Claude Boncompain, Jacques Prévert
- Studios
- Moulin D'Or
- Countries
- France
Languages
- Original
- French
- Spoken
- French