The Devil Who Limped

Sacha Guitry
1948-07-11


6.4
125 min

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

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