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Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (English: The Devil and the Ten Commandments), is a French comedy-drama film from 1963, directed by Julien Duvivier, written by David Alexander and Michel Audiard, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès (uncredited). The cast list includes several famous French actors: Simon, de Funès, Fernandel, Danielle Darrieux, Lino Ventura, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Aznavour and a very young Alain Delon.
According to Bosley Crowther only one from seven episodes tickled him, in which play Louis de Funes and Jean-Claude Brialy.
The film offers a perspective on sin and salvation. A snake proclaims – voice of Claude Rich – that it is our old friend, the Devil.
Original Release
09/14/1962
US Release
10/14/1963
Cast
Name | Character |
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Françoise Arnoul | Françoise Beaufort (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Françoise Beaufort |
Charles Aznavour | Denis Mayeux (segment "Homicide point ne seras") / Denis Mayeux |
Jean-Claude Brialy | Didier Marin (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") / Didier Marin |
Danielle Darrieux | Clarisse Ardan - Pierre's mother (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Clarisse Ardan |
Alain Delon | Pierre Messager - the son (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Pierre Messager |
Fernandel | God (segment "Un seul Dieu tu adoreras") / Dieu / God |
Mel Ferrer | Philip Allan (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Philip Allan |
Micheline Presle | Micheline Allan (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Micheline Allan |
Madeleine Robinson | Stepmother (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Germaine Messager |
Dany Saval | Tania / Tania (segment "L'oeuvre de chair ne désireras qu'en mariage seulement") (complete version) |
Directors
Writers
Julien Duvivier, David Alexander, Michel Audiard, René Barjavel, Maurice Bessy, Pascal Jardin, Henri Jeanson, Richard Levinson, William Link
Cast
Name | Character |
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Françoise Arnoul | Françoise Beaufort (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Françoise Beaufort |
Charles Aznavour | Denis Mayeux (segment "Homicide point ne seras") / Denis Mayeux |
Jean-Claude Brialy | Didier Marin (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") / Didier Marin |
Danielle Darrieux | Clarisse Ardan - Pierre's mother (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Clarisse Ardan |
Alain Delon | Pierre Messager - the son (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Pierre Messager |
Fernandel | God (segment "Un seul Dieu tu adoreras") / Dieu / God |
Mel Ferrer | Philip Allan (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Philip Allan |
Micheline Presle | Micheline Allan (segment "Luxurieux point ne seras") / Micheline Allan |
Madeleine Robinson | Stepmother (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Germaine Messager |
Dany Saval | Tania / Tania (segment "L'oeuvre de chair ne désireras qu'en mariage seulement") (complete version) |
Michel Simon | "Les Dimanches tu garderas") / Jérôme Chambard (segments "Dieu en vain ne jureras" / Jérôme Chambard |
Lino Ventura | Garigny (segment 'Homicide point ne seras') / Garigny |
Georges Wilson | Marcel Messager (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Marcel Messager |
Louis de Funès | Vaillant (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") / Antoine Vaillant, l'escroc |
Lucien Baroux | "'Les Dimanches tu garderas") / Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishop (segments "Dieu en vain ne jureras" / The bishop |
Roland Armontel | Mercier (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") / Mercier |
Maurice Biraud | Louis (segment "Homicide point ne seras") / Louis |
Jean Carmet | Le clochard / Tramp (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") |
André Gabriello | Le brigadier (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") / Le brigadier |
Denise Gence | La chaisière / Chairmaker (segment "Bien d'autrui ne prendras") |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Amon | Producer |
Claude Jaeger | Producer |
Almos Mezo | Producer |