The Devil and the Ten Commandments Poster

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

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: 1962

Rating: 5.5

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 120 min

Country: France, Italy

Production: N/A

No trailer available.

Cast

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

as Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

as Françoise Beaufort

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

as Denis Mayeux

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

as Didier Marin

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

as Clarisse Ardan

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

as Pierre Messager

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