The Devil Who Limped (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.
- Released
- 1948-07-11
- Genres
- History
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sacha Guitry
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- Sacha Guitry as Talleyrand
- Lana Marconi as Madame Grand
- Émile Drain as Emperor Napoléon I
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Marie-Thérèse Champignon
- Pauline Carton as Palmist
- Renée Devillers as Duchess of Dino
- Maurice Schutz as Voltaire
- Henry Laverne as King Louis XVIII
- Maurice Teynac as King Charles X
- Philippe Richard as King Louis-Philippe
- Georges Spanelly as Count of Montrond
- Georges Grey as Caulaincourt