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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

Denise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean GrasJean GrasArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphinePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le père