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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-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloJean GrasJean GrasRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDany JacquetDany JacquetJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Roland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le concierge