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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

Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas Janine