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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.7
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

Pierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Roger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDany JacquetDany JacquetHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agent