The Bellman (6.9)

Movie · 1945 · 1 h 40 min · Drama, Crime, Horror

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.

Directed by: Christian-Jaque

Starring Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure, Roger Pigaut, Madeleine Robinson, Pierre Labry, Georges Tourreil, Sinoël, Léonce Corne, Marcel Pérès

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