The Bellman

Directed by Christian-Jaque

Written by Jacques Prévert, Claude Boncompain, Jacques Prévert

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

Lucien Coëdel

The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

Fernand Ledoux

Fabret, his friend

Renée Faure

Catherine Fabret

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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

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Les Danseurs du Massif Central

The Festival Dance Villagers

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Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré

The Black Horse