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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

Mireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDany JacquetDany JacquetEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean GrasJean GrasMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas Paulo