The Seventh Commandment (1957 film)

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The Seventh Commandment
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Directed by Raymond Bernard
Written by Jacques Companéez
Jean Marsan
Produced byFrançois Harispuru
Starring Edwige Feuillère
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Morel
Cinematography André Germain
Edited by Raymond Leboursier
Music by René Sylviano
Production
companies
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Union des Distributeurs Indépendants
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
1 February 1957
Running time
96 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

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. [1] 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.

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Synopsis

Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist, working with her two partners to targets likely suspects. However things go awry when she falls in love with her latest mark. With his help she turns the tables on her former associates.

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  1. Krawc p.84

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