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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

Claude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Micheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)