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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.

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Cast

Clément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDany JacquetDany JacquetJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean GrasJean GrasDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine Messager