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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

Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Dany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean GrasJean GrasClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèrePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse Ardan