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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

Hubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Clément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean GrasJean GrasGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcher