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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

FernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDany JacquetDany JacquetMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeJean GrasJean GrasArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)René ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Jean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre Messager