Storyline
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 & Crew
Lucien Coëdel
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Lead
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret, his friend
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
RP
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christian-Jaque's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bellman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
