The Bellman
1945 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 197 VOTES · DIR. Christian-Jaque
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,075 lines
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00:00:20 The Bellman
00:05:09 And what did he say, the doctor ?
00:07:58 Because in my own way, I'm carrying out a divine mission.
00:14:51 It's written in the book.
00:18:14 You're from the next village.
00:22:43 She sang like a bird.
00:26:50 ... she hides her face and goes back to sleep.
00:30:00 Quiet !
00:32:50 It's not proper.
00:37:13 Am I the little cobbler ?
00:44:11 Hey, Bellman, did you see it ? - What ?
00:47:54 It's an easy job to send word and have the body taken away.
00:51:59 Is it true what they say ? The coin has vanished ?
00:56:40 So happy !
01:00:41 You forbid ?
01:03:12 Quiet, Bellman, you make me afraid.
01:06:44 What difference does it make, Pierre ?
01:09:43 In love ! Like your mama !
01:15:20 Look at it - quiet and tame.
01:19:53 Ah, Marie-Thérèse !
01:23:26 Enough - get out !
01:26:02 Pierre let him go ! - They cooked it up between them !
01:29:11 You're not like her.
01:36:43 Until the end of time.
Cast & Characters
Fernand Ledoux
Fabret dit Le Lièvre
Renée Faure
Catherine Fabret
Madeleine Robinson
Marthe
Roger Pigaut
Pierre
Georges Tourreil
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
Léonce Corne
Le cordonnier
Marcel Pérès
Un villageois
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
Jacques Butin
Le gendarme
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,075
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:36:43
Production Record
DirectorChristian-Jaque
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes197