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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.

Production Countries

FranceItaly

Cast

Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean GrasJean GrasJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDany JacquetDany JacquetJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Marie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de Garigny