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The Seventh Commandment (1957)

The Seventh Commandment poster
Original title
Le Septième Commandement
Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French comedy from 1957 about a group of characters dealing with the consequences of theft. The story plays with the seventh commandment in a humorous and lighthearted way.

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What happens

The Seventh Commandment (French: Le septième commandement) is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Dumesnil and Jacques Morel. The title is a reference to the seventh of the Ten Commandments in the Roman Catholic tradition, "Thou shalt not steal". It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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