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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

Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Betty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreDany JacquetDany JacquetPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)