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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

Marie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleusePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Roland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father Superior