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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

Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Dany SavalDany Savalas TaniaHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean GrasJean GrasPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)