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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

Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Robert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean GrasJean GrasJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny