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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

Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean GrasJean GrasGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banquePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Marcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcher