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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

Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureJean GrasJean GrasGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dany JacquetDany JacquetArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisGermaine KerjeanGermaine Kerjeanas La grand-mèreLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishop