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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

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Cast

Maurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany JacquetDany JacquetHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarissePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierJean GrasJean GrasRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieure