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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

Madeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Dominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Noël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierJean GrasJean GrasClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentDany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse Ardan