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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

FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean GrasJean GrasGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany JacquetDany JacquetMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Marie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Dominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corps