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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

Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean GrasJean GrasMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDany JacquetDany JacquetRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)