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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.7
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

Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banquePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDany JacquetDany JacquetDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureJean GrasJean GrasHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)