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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

Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dany JacquetDany JacquetAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèrePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean GrasJean GrasJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)