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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

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Cast

Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Clément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Roland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopJean GrasJean GrasClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDany JacquetDany JacquetHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)