The Bellman (1945)
1h 40m
Running Time
December 4, 1945Release Date
The Bellman (1945)
1h 40m
Running Time
December 4, 1945Release Date
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
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Cast & Crew.
Lucien Coëdel
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret dit Le Lièvre
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
Madeleine Robinson
Marthe
Roger Pigaut
Pierre
Pierre Labry
The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
Georges Tourreil
Le Brigadier de Gendarmerie
Léonce Corne
Le Cordonnier
Marcel Pérès
Un Villageois
Sinoël
Marie-Thérèse, the old woman
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
Actor
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
Actor
Jacques Butin
Le Gendarme
Christian-Jaque
Director
Claude Boncompain
Writer
Léon Larive
Un villageois
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 4, 1945
Original NameSortilèges
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Bellman (French: Sortilèges) is a 1945 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Madeleine Robinson. The film portrays a village haunted by superstition and fears. Although released after the Liberation, the film was shot during the German Occupation.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was popular and recorded admissions in France of 2,552,165.