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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

Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Jean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scène