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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

Roger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Albert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father Superior