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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

Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean GrasJean GrasAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDany JacquetDany JacquetPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuse