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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

Jean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean GrasJean GrasMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Roger NicolasRoger Nicolasas Paulo