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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

Gaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Denise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarissePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Marcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agent