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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.5
Comedy

The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.

Production Countries

FranceItaly

Cast

Hénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Robert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDany JacquetDany JacquetGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe Dancourt