The Bellman (1945)

Name: The Bellman
Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror
Released: 1945-12-04
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure, Roger Pigaut, Madeleine Robinson

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.

Rating: 6.9 / 10 (11 votes)
Release date: December 4, 1945
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: French
Director: Christian-Jaque
Status: Released