Movie Description
Sortilèges
(1945)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Christian-Jaque
- Writer : Jacques Prévert
- Editor : Jacques Desagneaux,Alice Dumas
- Cast : Lucien Coëdel,Fernand Ledoux,Renée Faure,Roger Pigaut,Madeleine Robinson,Pierre Labry,Georges Tourreil,Sinoël,Léonce Corne,Marcel Pérès,Les Danseurs du Massif Central,Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré,Jacques Butin,Léon Larive,Michel Piccoli
Cast
The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
Fabret, his friend
Catherine Fabret
Pierre
Marthe
The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
Marie-Thérèse, the old woman
Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"
Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache
Les Danseurs du Massif Central
The Festival Dance Villagers
Le Cheval Caïd de la Cavalerie Carré
The Black Horse
Le gendarme
Un villageois
Un villageois
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Facts
Original TitleSortilèges
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-12-04
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 40m
Production CompaniesMoulin D'Or
Genres
- Drama
- Crime
- Horror
