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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

Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Hubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDany JacquetDany JacquetMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas Janine