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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.

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Cast

Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyDany JacquetDany JacquetPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean GrasJean GrasCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Louis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)