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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

Maurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Marie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsDany JacquetDany JacquetClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Maurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèrePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloJean GrasJean GrasArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse Ardan