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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

Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineLino VenturaLino Venturaas Garigny