Film

The Devil Who Limped

1948 · 2h 5m · History

IMDb

6.9

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.

Sacha Guitry

Talleyrand

Lana Marconi

Madame Grand

Émile Drain

Emperor Napoléon I

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Marie-Thérèse Champignon

Pauline Carton

Palmist

Renée Devillers

Duchess of Dino

Maurice Schutz

Voltaire

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

Maurice Escande

Randall

Jean Debucourt

Baron of Humboldt

Pierre Bertin

Baron of Nesselrode

• Sacha GuitryDirector · Writer
• Louis BeydtsOriginal Music Composer

Release date

July 11, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 5m

Genres

History