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The Bellman (1945)

The Bellman (1945)

Drama Crime Horror
Release Date: 1945, December 4
Directors: Christian-Jaque
Countries: France
Production: Moulin D'Or
Cast: Fernand Ledoux, Michel Piccoli, Renée Faure, Madeleine Robinson, Roger Pigaut, Léonce Corne, Marcel Pérès, Georges Tourreil, Léon Larive, Jacques Butin, Sinoël, Pierre Labry

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

murder theft madness psychopath jealousy bell ringer