The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)

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Released:
1962-09-14

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.

Director:
Julien Duvivier

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • 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