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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

Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Claude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JaninePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDany JacquetDany JacquetAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny