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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

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Cast

Albert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Yves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany JacquetDany JacquetGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel Messager