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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

Maurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean GrasJean GrasAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis Mayeux