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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.

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Cast

Henri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienPierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyRobert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentJean GrasJean GrasHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de ClarisseClaude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Claude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDany JacquetDany JacquetGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banqueArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Françoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Lino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corps