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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

Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDany JacquetDany JacquetRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinJean GrasJean GrasJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis Mayeux