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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

Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banquePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean GrasJean GrasHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father Superior