The Bellman
Sortilèges
Rating: 6.9 · 1945 · Drama, Crime, Horror · France · 1 ч 40 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Sortilèges
- Year
- 1945
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, Horror
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 ч 40 мин
- TMDB
- 6.9
- IMDb
- 6.9
Director
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