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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

Jean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleusePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean GrasJean GrasNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDany JacquetDany JacquetJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieure