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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.

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Cast

FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scènePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Clément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Maurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDany JacquetDany JacquetHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuse