The Devil Who Limped

The Devil Who Limped

125 mins | History | July 11, 1948

The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron.

The Devil Who Limped

125 mins | History | July 11, 1948

The Devil Who Limped
The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
Original title Le diable boiteux
Directors Sacha Guitry
Writers Sacha Guitry

Cast

Sacha Guitry

as Talleyrand

Lana Marconi

as Mme Grand

Émile Drain

as Napoléon 1er

Daniel Ceccaldi

as Un laquais (uncredited)

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

as Marie-Thérèse Champignon

Pauline Carton

as la chiromancienne

Renée Devillers

as la duchesse de Dino

Catherine Fonteney

as la princesse de Chalais / La Princesse de Chalais (uncredited)

Maurice Schutz

as Voltaire

Henry Laverne

as Louis XVIII

Maurice Teynac

as Charles X

Philippe Richard

as Louis-Philippe

Georges Spanelly

as Le comte de Montrond

Georges Grey

as Caulaincourt

José Noguéro

as Le duc de San Carlos

Maurice Escande

as Randall

Jean Debucourt

as Le baron de Humboldt

Pierre Bertin

as Le baron de Nesselrode

Roger Gaillard

as Lord Castelreagh

André Randall

as Lord Grey

Howard Vernon

as Lord Palmerston

Jacques Varennes

as Lord Palmerston

José Torres

as Don Juan d'Azcona

Denis d'Inès

as Don Basile dans 'Le barbier de Séville'

Jean Piat

as Figaro dans 'Le barbier de Séville'

André Brunot

as Bartholo dans 'Le barbier de Séville'

Anne Campion

as Pauline de Dino (uncredited)

Renée Bouzy

as (uncredited)

Georges Bréhat

as (uncredited)

Robert Dartois

as Le comte de Remusat (uncredited)

Jeanne Daury

as Une Espagnole (uncredited)

Dominique Davray

as (uncredited)

Max Dejean

as (uncredited)

Philippe Derevel

as (uncredited)

Bernard Dhéran

as (uncredited)

Françoise Engel

as Rosine (uncredited)

Robert Favart

as L'abbé Dupanloup (uncredited)

Robert Hossein

as Un invité en blanc (uncredited)

Yvonne Hébert

as Une dame de compagnie (uncredited)

Pierre Lecocq

as Le comte de Roederer (uncredited)

Michel Lemoine

as Ferdinand VI (uncredited)

Simone Logeart

as (uncredited)

Sophie Mallet

as (uncredited)

Michel Nastorg

as Un laquais (uncredited)

Georges Rivière

as Le marquis de la Tour (uncredited)

Robert Seller

as Le prince de Polignac (uncredited)

Léon Walther

as Un médecin (uncredited)