Movie·1945·1h 40m
The Bellman
Directed By
Christian-Jaque
Country
France
Language
French
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Sortilèges
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.
Written By
Jacques Prévert
Cinematography
Louis Page
Editor
Jacques Desagneaux
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
10 votes
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// cast
Cast
Lucien Coëdel
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret, his friend
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
Roger Pigaut
Pierre
Madeleine Robinson
Marthe
Pierre Labry
The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
Georges Tourreil
The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
Sinoël
Marie-Thérèse, the old woman
Léonce Corne
Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"
Marcel Pérès
Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
The Festival Dance Villagers
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
The Black Horse
Jacques Butin
Le gendarme
Léon Larive
Un villageois
Michel Piccoli
Un villageois
// crew
Crew
Christian-Jaque
Director
Louis Page
Director of Photography
Jacques Prévert
Writer
Jacques Desagneaux
Editor
Alice Dumas
Editor
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