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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

Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarissePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Robert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean GrasJean GrasJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agent