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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

Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerJean GrasJean GrasDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloDany JacquetDany JacquetClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèrePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dany SavalDany Savalas Tania