THE DEVIL WHO LIMPED (1948)

The Devil Who Limped
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The Devil Who Limped
History
July 11, 1948
French
2h 5m
France
Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)

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.

Cast & Characters

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand

Lana Marconi

Madame Grand

Émile Drain

Emperor Napoléon I

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Marie-Thérèse Champignon

Renée Devillers

Duchess of Dino

Henry Laverne

King Louis XVIII

Maurice Teynac

King Charles X

Philippe Richard

King Louis-Philippe

Georges Spanelly

Count of Montrond

Georges Grey

Caulaincourt

José Noguéro

Duke of San Carlos

Jean Debucourt

Baron of Humboldt

Pierre Bertin

Baron of Nesselrode

Roger Gaillard

Lord Castelreagh

Howard Vernon

Lord Palmerston

Jacques Varennes

General de La Fayette

José Torres

Don Juan d'Azcona

Denis d'Inès

Don Basile in “The Barber of Seville”

Jean Piat

Figaro in “The Barber of Seville”

André Brunot

Bartholo in "The Barber of Seville"

Daniel Ceccaldi

Lackey (uncredited)

Crew

Sacha Guitry

Director

Louis Beydts

Original Music Composer