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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

Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodGermaine KerjeanGermaine Kerjeanas La grand-mèreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieure