The Devil Who Limped

The Devil Who Limped

1948/07/11 • Released • French

History
6.4
2h 5m

Overview

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.

Director : Sacha Guitry

Casts
Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand

Lana Marconi

Lana Marconi

Madame Grand

Émile Drain

Émile Drain

Emperor Napoléon I

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Marie-Thérèse Champignon

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

Palmist

Renée Devillers

Renée Devillers

Duchess of Dino

Maurice Schutz

Maurice Schutz

Voltaire

Henry Laverne

Henry Laverne

King Louis XVIII

Maurice Teynac

Maurice Teynac

King Charles X

Philippe Richard

Philippe Richard

King Louis-Philippe

Georges Spanelly

Georges Spanelly

Count of Montrond

Georges Grey

Georges Grey

Caulaincourt

José Noguéro

José Noguéro

Duke of San Carlos

Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

Randall

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Baron of Humboldt

Pierre Bertin

Pierre Bertin

Baron of Nesselrode

Roger Gaillard

Roger Gaillard

Lord Castelreagh

André Randall

André Randall

Lord Grey

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Lord Palmerston

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

General de La Fayette

José Torres

José Torres

Don Juan d'Azcona

Denis d'Inès

Denis d'Inès

Don Basile in “The Barber of Seville”

Jean Piat

Jean Piat

Figaro in “The Barber of Seville”

André Brunot

André Brunot

Bartholo in "The Barber of Seville"

Daniel Ceccaldi

Daniel Ceccaldi

Lackey (uncredited)

Catherine Fonteney

Catherine Fonteney

Princess of Chalais (uncredited)

Anne Campion

Pauline de Dino (uncredited)

Renée Bouzy

(uncredited)

Georges Bréhat

Georges Bréhat

(uncredited)

Robert Dartois

Robert Dartois

Count of Remusat (uncredited)

Jeanne Daury

Jeanne Daury

Spanish woman (uncredited)

Dominique Davray

Dominique Davray

(uncredited)

Max Dejean

Max Dejean

(uncredited)

Philippe Derevel

(uncredited)

Bernard Dhéran

Bernard Dhéran

(uncredited)

Françoise Engel

Françoise Engel

Rosine (uncredited)

Robert Favart

Robert Favart

Abbot Dupanloup (uncredited)

Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

Guest in white (uncredited)

Yvonne Hébert

Yvonne Hébert

Companion (uncredited)

Pierre Lecocq

Count of Roederer (uncredited)

Michel Lemoine

Michel Lemoine

Ferdinand VI (uncredited)

Simone Logeart

Simone Logeart

(uncredited)

Sophie Mallet

Sophie Mallet

(uncredited)

Michel Nastorg

Michel Nastorg

Lackey (uncredited)

Georges Rivière

Georges Rivière

Marquis de la Tour (uncredited)

Robert Seller

Robert Seller

Prince de Polignac (uncredited)

Léon Walther

Léon Walther

Doctor (uncredited)

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