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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

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Cast

Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Madeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Gaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDany JacquetDany JacquetFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochard