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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

Dany JacquetDany JacquetMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienJean GrasJean GrasDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Roger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de Clarisse