The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1963)

  • NR
  • 10/14/1963 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 2h

See what happens when the devil gets into a woman!

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.

Julien Duvivier

Director, Writer

David Alexander

Novel

Cast

Claude Rich's headshot

Claude Rich

Le diable - Voix Off (non crédité)
Françoise Arnoul's headshot

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Beaufort
Charles Aznavour's headshot

Charles Aznavour

Denis Mayeux
Jean-Claude Brialy's headshot

Jean-Claude Brialy

Didier Marin
Danielle Darrieux's headshot

Danielle Darrieux

Clarisse Ardan
Alain Delon's headshot

Alain Delon

Pierre Messager
Fernandel's headshot

Fernandel

Dieu / God
Mel Ferrer's headshot

Mel Ferrer

Philip Allan

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