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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

Michel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerJean GrasJean GrasHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Mireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseDany JacquetDany JacquetGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Claude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de Mauricette