Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian-JaqueDirector
- Jacques PrévertWriter
Cast
- Lucien CoëdelThe Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
- Fernand LedouxFabret, his friend
- Renée FaureCatherine Fabret
- Roger PigautPierre
- Madeleine RobinsonMarthe
- Pierre LabryThe Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
- Georges TourreilThe Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
- SinoëlMarie-Thérèse, the old woman
- Léonce CorneInn Patron "Not From These Parts"
- Marcel PérèsInn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache
- Les Danseurs du Massif CentralThe Festival Dance Villagers
- Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie CarréThe Black Horse
Stills
Themes
jealousypsychopathmurdertheftmadnessbell ringer