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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

André GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Charles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany JacquetDany JacquetRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean GrasJean GrasGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandrePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)