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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

Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean GrasJean GrasJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)René ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Henri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father Superior