The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Movie Info
Filmmaker Julien Duvivier returns to the multistoried format of his earlier omnibus films Tales of Manhattan and Flesh and Fantasy with the 1962 French production The Devil and the Ten Commandments. Actually, there are only seven separate episodes in the film, covering such commandments as "Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me", "Thou Shalt Not Steal" and "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother." Each of the vignettes seems to owe more to O. Henry or DeMaupassant than the Book of Exodus, with twist endings carrying the day. The all-star cast includes Michel Simon (Episode One), Dany Saval (Episode Two), Charles Aznavour and Lino Ventura (Episode Three), Micheline Presle, Mel Ferrer and Claude Dauphin (Episode Four); Fernandel (Episode Five); Alain Delon and Danielle Darrieux (Episode Six) and Jean-Claude Brialy (Episode Seven). Best of the batch is the fifth episode, wherein horse-faced Fernandel declares that he is God.
Cast
Michel Simon
as Jerome Chambard
as Jerome Chambard
Fernandel
as God [Episode 5]
as God [Episode 5]
Alain Delon
as Pierre Messager [Episode 6]
as Pierre Messager [Episode 6]
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Didier Marin [Episode 7]
as Didier Marin [Episode 7]
Lucien Baroux
as Bishop
as Bishop
Claude Nollier
as Mother Superior
as Mother Superior
Dany Saval
as Tania
as Tania
Henri Tisot
as Admirer
as Admirer
Charles Aznavour
as Denis Mayeux
as Denis Mayeux
Lino Ventura
as Garigny
as Garigny
Maurice Biraud
as Police Inspector
as Police Inspector
Henri Vilbert
as Alexandre
as Alexandre
Maurice Teynac
as Father Superior
as Father Superior
Françoise Arnoul
as Francoise Beaufort
as Francoise Beaufort
Micheline Presle
as Micheline
as Micheline
Mel Ferrer
as Philip Allan
as Philip Allan
Claude Dauphin
as Georges Beaufort
as Georges Beaufort
Germaine Kerjean
as Grandmother
as Grandmother
Gaston Modot
as Grandfather
as Grandfather
Josette Vardier
as Mother
as Mother
Rene Clermont
as Father
as Father
Danielle Darrieux
as Clarisse Ardant
as Clarisse Ardant
Madeleine Robinson
as Mme. Messager
as Mme. Messager
Georges Wilson
as Mons. Messager
as Mons. Messager
Roland Armontel
as Mercier
as Mercier
Louis de Funès
as Vaillant
as Vaillant
Armande Navarre
as Janine
as Janine
Noël Roquevert
as Inspector
as Inspector
Denise Gence
as Churchwoman
as Churchwoman
Jean-Paul Moulinot
as Bank Director
as Bank Director
Jean Carmet
as Tramp
as Tramp
André Gabriello
as Policeman
as Policeman
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