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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

Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Clément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas Mercier