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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

Claude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Marcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphinePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean GrasJean GrasCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Hubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scène