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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

Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean GrasJean GrasGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDany JacquetDany JacquetRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / Jeweler