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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 ChambardAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean GrasJean GrasClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Armande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDany JacquetDany JacquetRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banque