The Devil Who Limped (1948)
2h 5m
Running Time
July 11, 1948Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Sacha Guitry
Talleyrand / Director / Writer
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
Nikolai Toporkoff
Cinematographer
Jeannette Berton
Editor
Roger Gaillard
Lord Castelreagh
André Randall
Lord Grey
René Renoux
ProductionDesigner
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)
Catherine Fonteney
Princess of Chalais (uncredited)
Anne Campion
Pauline de Dino (uncredited)
Renée Bouzy
(uncredited)
Georges Bréhat
(uncredited)
Robert Dartois
Count of Remusat (uncredited)
Jeanne Daury
Spanish woman (uncredited)
Dominique Davray
(uncredited)
Max Dejean
(uncredited)
Philippe Derevel
(uncredited)
Bernard Dhéran
(uncredited)
Françoise Engel
Rosine (uncredited)
Robert Favart
Abbot Dupanloup (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 11, 1948
Original NameLe Diable boiteux
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 5m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Lame Devil (UK: The Devil Who Limped; original title: Le Diable boiteux, French for "the devil with a limp") is a 1948 French black-and-white historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838), it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censor and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages.
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