The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)

5.9/10 113 min Comedy

Overview

Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic argument over a fly in the Sunday soup escalates into nuclear war. In "Sloth," a movie star would rather pay someone to tie his shoe than bend over to do it himself, and he can't be bothered to accept a starlet's sexual favors. In "Gluttony," a peasant family on its way to the funeral of a relative who died from indigestion stops regularly to eat and drink en route, arriving in time to eat some more. In "Greed," a high-class prostitute refunds the price of a cadet's lottery ticket. In "Pride," an unfaithful wife finds reason to reform. And so on through lust and envy.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Raymond (segment "L'avarice")

Jacques Charrier

Antoine (segment "L'avarice")

Claude Rich

Armand (segment "L'avarice")

Sacha Briquet

Harry (segment "L'avarice")

Jean-Claude Brialy

Arthur (segment "L'avarice")

Dany Saval

Rosette (segment "L'envie")

Claude Brasseur

Riri (segment "L'envie")

Geneviève Casile

Rita Gerly (segment "L'envie")

Jean Murat

Duchemin (segment "L'envie")

Jacques Monod

Monsieur Jasmin (segment "L'envie")

Georges Wilson

Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")

Marcelle Arnold

L'Épouse de Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")

Paul Préboist

Alphonse - le Facteur (segment "La gourmandise")

Magdeleine Bérubet

Nénesse - la Belle-Mère (segment "La gourmandise")

Jean Desailly

Monsieur Duparc - le Père de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

Micheline Presle

Madame Duparc - la Mère de Bernard (segment "La luxure")

Laurent Terzieff

Jacques (segment "La luxure")

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Bernard Duparc (segment "La luxure")

Eddie Constantine

Self (segment "La paresse")

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