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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

Mireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Albert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueDany JacquetDany JacquetMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean GrasJean GrasRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline Allan