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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.7
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

Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Gaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean GrasJean GrasGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de police