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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

Jean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorDany JacquetDany JacquetLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreJean GrasJean GrasYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corps