The Bellman
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- Runtime
- 100 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Lucien Coëdel
- Fernand Ledoux
- Renée Faure
- Roger Pigaut
- Madeleine Robinson
- Pierre Labry
- Georges Tourreil
- Sinoël
- Léonce Corne
- Marcel Pérès
- Les Danseurs du Massif Central
- Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
- Jacques Butin
- Léon Larive
- Michel Piccoli
Director
- Christian-Jaque
