Le Diable et les Dix Commandements
5.5
120 minutes
9/14/1962
Overview
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.
Cast List
Claude Rich
as Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)
Françoise Arnoul
as Françoise Beaufort
Charles Aznavour
as Denis Mayeux
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Didier Marin
Danielle Darrieux
as Clarisse Ardan
Alain Delon
as Pierre Messager
Fernandel
as Dieu / God
Mel Ferrer
as Philip Allan
Micheline Presle
as Micheline Allan
Madeleine Robinson
as Germaine Messager
Dany Saval
as Tania
Michel Simon
as Jérôme Chambard
Lino Ventura
as Garigny
Georges Wilson
as Marcel Messager
Louis de Funès
as Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc
Lucien Baroux
as Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishop
Roland Armontel
as Mercier
Maurice Biraud
as Louis
Jean Carmet
as Le clochard
André Gabriello
as Le brigadier
Denise Gence
as La chaisière
Germaine Kerjean
as La grand-mère
Roger Nicolas
as Paulo
Claude Nollier
as La mère supérieure
Noël Roquevert
as L'inspecteur de police
Henri Vilbert
as Alexandre
Henri Tisot
as Philippe Dancourt
Claude Dauphin
as Georges Beaufort
Marcel Dalio
as Le bijoutier / Jeweler
Edmond Ardisson
as Un agent
Yves Barsacq
as Un agent
Gaby Basset
as L'habilleuse
Betty Beckers
as Une amie de Mauricette
Anne Beguet
René Clermont
as Le père
Madeleine Clervanne
as Delphine
Mireille Darc
as Une amie de Mauricette
Maurice Teynac
as Le père supérieur / Father Superior
Hénia Suchar
as Catherine Mayeux (uncredited)
Jean Gras
Clément Harari
as Un homme de main de Garigny
Dany Jacquet
Robert Le Béal
as Le metteur en scène
Jean Luisi
as L'adjoint corse de l'inspecteur
Claudine Maugey
as Marie
Albert Michel
as Le maraîcher
Gaston Modot
as Le grand-père
Jean-Paul Moulinot
as Le directeur de la banque
Armande Navarre
as Janine
Hubert Noël
as L'amant de Clarisse
Dominique Paturel
as Le comédien
Pierre Paulet
Pierre Sergeol
as Le concierge
Josette Vardier
Sherry Young
Claude Piéplu
as un garde du corps
Marie-France Pisier
as (uncredited)