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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

Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleusePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany JacquetDany JacquetAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny