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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

Georges WilsonGeorges Wilsonas Marcel MessagerRoland ArmontelRoland Armontelas MercierJean GrasJean GrasDany JacquetDany JacquetHenri TisotHenri Tisotas Philippe DancourtClaude DauphinClaude Dauphinas Georges BeaufortGaby BassetGaby Bassetas L'habilleuseCharles AznavourCharles Aznavouras Denis MayeuxAlain DelonAlain Delonas Pierre MessagerMireille DarcMireille Darcas Une amie de MauricetteDominique PaturelDominique Paturelas Le comédienRené ClermontRené Clermontas Le pèreMaurice TeynacMaurice Teynacas Le père supérieur / Father SuperiorClaude PiépluClaude Piépluas un garde du corpsFernandelFernandelas Dieu / GodJean LuisiJean Luisias L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteurMadeleine RobinsonMadeleine Robinsonas Germaine MessagerDany SavalDany Savalas TaniaDanielle DarrieuxDanielle Darrieuxas Clarisse ArdanMel FerrerMel Ferreras Philip AllanLucien BarouxLucien Barouxas Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishopRoger NicolasRoger Nicolasas PauloClaude NollierClaude Nollieras La mère supérieureBetty BeckersBetty Beckersas Une amie de MauricetteGaston ModotGaston Modotas Le grand-pèreNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevertas L'inspecteur de policeMarcel DalioMarcel Dalioas Le bijoutier / JewelerMarie-France PisierMarie-France Pisieras (uncredited)Claude RichClaude Richas Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)Robert Le BéalRobert Le Béalas Le metteur en scèneMicheline PresleMicheline Presleas Micheline AllanMichel SimonMichel Simonas Jérôme ChambardMaurice BiraudMaurice Biraudas LouisEdmond ArdissonEdmond Ardissonas Un agentHénia SucharHénia Sucharas Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)Henri VilbertHenri Vilbertas AlexandreJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialyas Didier MarinLouis de FunèsLouis de Funèsas Antoine Vaillant, l'escrocDenise GenceDenise Genceas La chaisièreJean CarmetJean Carmetas Le clochardAndré GabrielloAndré Gabrielloas Le brigadierArmande NavarreArmande Navarreas JanineJean-Paul MoulinotJean-Paul Moulinotas Le directeur de la banquePierre SergeolPierre Sergeolas Le conciergeMadeleine ClervanneMadeleine Clervanneas DelphineAlbert MichelAlbert Michelas Le maraîcherFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoulas Françoise BeaufortYves BarsacqYves Barsacqas Un agentClément HarariClément Hararias Un homme de main de GarignyLino VenturaLino Venturaas GarignyHubert NoëlHubert Noëlas L'amant de Clarisse