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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

Jean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Albert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDany JacquetDany JacquetLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Lucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishop