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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

FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scènePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadier