The Bellman
(1945)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 11 votes
Year: 1945
Runtime: 100 мин
Country: France
Director: Кристиан-Жак
Cast: Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Рене Фор, Roger Pigaut, Madeleine Robinson, Pierre Labry, Georges Tourreil, Sinoël, Léonce Corne, Marcel Pérès
Plot
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.