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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

Mel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerJean GrasJean GrasHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureDany JacquetDany JacquetArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Maurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Alain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleusePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corps