Movie

The Bellman (1945)

• December 4, 1945
• 1h 40m

• Drama
• Crime
• Horror

Overview

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.

Director

Christian-Jaque

Writers

Claude Boncompain, Jacques Prévert

Starring

Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure