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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

Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany Jacquet