The Bellman
Seen it?1945 | 100 min | Drama, Crime, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and horror fans. If you loved Sexy Beast, start here.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 985 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christian-Jaque
- 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