The Devil Who Limped

Original title: Le Diable boiteux
Duration: 125 min
Release date: 1948-07-11
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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.

History

Le Diable boiteux

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Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
as Talleyrand
Lana Marconi
Lana Marconi
as Madame Grand
Émile Drain
Émile Drain
as Emperor Napoléon I
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Marie-Thérèse Champignon
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton
as Palmist
Renée Devillers
Renée Devillers
as Duchess of Dino
Maurice Schutz
Maurice Schutz
as Voltaire
Henry Laverne
Henry Laverne
as King Louis XVIII
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac
as King Charles X
Philippe Richard
Philippe Richard
as King Louis-Philippe
Georges Spanelly
Georges Spanelly
as Count of Montrond
Georges Grey
Georges Grey
as Caulaincourt
José Noguéro
José Noguéro
as Duke of San Carlos
Maurice Escande
Maurice Escande
as Randall
Jean Debucourt
Jean Debucourt
as Baron of Humboldt
Pierre Bertin
Pierre Bertin
as Baron of Nesselrode
Roger Gaillard
Roger Gaillard
as Lord Castelreagh
André Randall
André Randall
as Lord Grey
Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon
as Lord Palmerston
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes
as General de La Fayette
José Torres
José Torres
as Don Juan d'Azcona
Denis d'Inès
Denis d'Inès
as Don Basile in “The Barber of Seville”
Jean Piat
Jean Piat
as Figaro in “The Barber of Seville”
André Brunot
André Brunot
as Bartholo in "The Barber of Seville"
Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Lackey (uncredited)
Catherine Fonteney
Catherine Fonteney
as Princess of Chalais (uncredited)
Anne Campion
Anne Campion
as Pauline de Dino (uncredited)
Renée Bouzy
Renée Bouzy
as (uncredited)
Georges Bréhat
Georges Bréhat
as (uncredited)
Robert Dartois
Robert Dartois
as Count of Remusat (uncredited)
Jeanne Daury
Jeanne Daury
as Spanish woman (uncredited)
Dominique Davray
Dominique Davray
as (uncredited)
Max Dejean
Max Dejean
as (uncredited)
Philippe Derevel
Philippe Derevel
as (uncredited)
Bernard Dhéran
Bernard Dhéran
as (uncredited)
Françoise Engel
Françoise Engel
as Rosine (uncredited)
Robert Favart
Robert Favart
as Abbot Dupanloup (uncredited)
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein
as Guest in white (uncredited)
Yvonne Hébert
Yvonne Hébert
as Companion (uncredited)
Pierre Lecocq
Pierre Lecocq
as Count of Roederer (uncredited)
Michel Lemoine
Michel Lemoine
as Ferdinand VI (uncredited)
Simone Logeart
Simone Logeart
as (uncredited)
Sophie Mallet
Sophie Mallet
as (uncredited)
Michel Nastorg
Michel Nastorg
as Lackey (uncredited)
Georges Rivière
Georges Rivière
as Marquis de la Tour (uncredited)
Robert Seller
Robert Seller
as Prince de Polignac (uncredited)
Léon Walther
Léon Walther
as Doctor (uncredited)
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