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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

Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDany JacquetDany JacquetRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean GrasJean GrasFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de Clarisse