The Bellman (French: Sortilèges) is a 1945 French drama horror film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Madeleine Robinson. The film portrays a village haunted by superstition and fears. Although released after the Liberation, the film was shot during the German Occupation.Butler, Margaret. Film and Community in Britain and France: From La Règle Du Jeu to Room at the Top. I.B.Tauris, 2004. p. 81. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was popular and recorded admissions in France of 2,552,165.French box office results for 1945 at Box Office Story.
Cast Fernand Ledoux as Fabret, le 'lièvre' Renée Faure as Catherine Fabret Madeleine Robinson as Marthe Roger Pigaut as Pierre Georges Tourreil as Le brigadier Léonce Corne as Le cordonnier Marcel Pérès as Le villageois Jacques Butin Léon Larive Pierre Labry as L'idiot du village Sinoël as La grand-mère Lucien Coëdel as Jean-Baptiste, le campanier Michel Piccoli as Un villageois
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