The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements
Original French film poster
Directed byJulien Duvivier
Written byDavid Alexander
Michel Audiard
Produced byClaude Jaeger
Robert Amon
StarringMichel Simon
Louis de Funès
Music byGeorges Garvarentz
Guy Magenta
Michel Magne
Distributed byCinédis (1962) (France)
Union Film Distributors Inc. (1963) (USA)
Release date
  • 14 September 1963 (1963-09-14)
Running time
143 minutes;
126 minutes (France)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$13.6 million

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (English: The Devil and the Ten Commandments) is a French film from 1962 directed by Julien Duvivier that consists of seven sketches (eight in the versions shown in Germany and Japan) played by an ensemble cast that includes Michel Simon, Micheline Presle, Françoise Arnoul, Mel Ferrer, Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura, Fernandel, Alain Delon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Louis de Funès.

The film contrasts a series of human failings with the ever-present hope of redemption and a snake (voiced by Claude Rich) adds the Devil's comments.