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The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

Release: 1962-09-14·Runtime: 120m·★ 5.7
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

Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Jean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Hubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDany JacquetDany Jacquet