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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.6
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

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Cast

Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Pierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDany JacquetDany JacquetMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean GrasJean GrasRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas Janine