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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

Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeDany JacquetDany JacquetFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarissePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean GrasJean Gras