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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

Armande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banquePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-père