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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.

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Cast

André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean GrasJean GrasMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Madeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDany JacquetDany JacquetClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de Clarisse