The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Le diable et les dix commandements
See what happens when the devil gets into a woman!
126 min
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.
- Release date
- September 14, 1962
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
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Cast
- Claude Rich as Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)
- Françoise Arnoul as Françoise Beaufort (segment: Luxurieux point ne seras)
- Charles Aznavour as Denis Mayeux (segment: Homicide point ne seras)
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Didier Marin (segment: Bien d'autrui ne prendras)
- Danielle Darrieux as Clarisse Ardan - Pierre's mother (segment: Tes père et mère honoreras)
- Alain Delon as Pierre Messager - the son (segment: Tes père et mère honoreras)
- Fernandel as Dieu
- Mel Ferrer as Philip Allan (segment: Luxurieux point ne seras)
- Micheline Presle as Micheline Allan (segment: Luxurieux point ne seras)
- Madeleine Robinson as Germaine Messager
- Dany Saval as Tania (complete version) (segment: L'oeuvre de chair ne désireras qu'en mariage seulement)
- 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
- Fernandel as God (segment: Un seul Dieu tu adoreras)
- Madeleine Robinson as Stepmother (segment: Tes père et mère honoreras)
Crew
- Julien Duvivier · Director
- David Alexander · Writer
- Michel Audiard · Writer
- René Barjavel · Writer
- Maurice Bessy · Writer
- Robert Amon · Producer
- Claude Jaeger · Producer
- Georges Garvarentz · Composer
- Guy Magenta · Composer
- Michel Magne · Composer
- Roger Fellous · Cinematographer
- Paul Cayatte · Editor
- François de Lamothe · Production designer