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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

Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyJean GrasJean GrasFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Edmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDany JacquetDany JacquetHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Madeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas Paulo