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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.5
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

René ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleusePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDany JacquetDany JacquetClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean GrasJean GrasRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Albert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny