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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 CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Hubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDany JacquetDany JacquetFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean GrasJean GrasJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny