The Devil Who Limped
Le Diable boiteux
Release: 1948-07-11
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 6.4
History
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
Cast
Émile Drain
as Emperor Napoléon I
Maurice Schutz
as Voltaire
Philippe Richard
as King Louis-Philippe
Françoise Engel
as Rosine (uncredited)
Simone Logeart
as (uncredited)
Michel Nastorg
as Lackey (uncredited)
Georges Rivière
as Marquis de la Tour (uncredited)
Georges Grey
as Caulaincourt
Maurice Escande
as Randall
Pierre Bertin
as Baron of Nesselrode
Denis d'Inès
as Don Basile in “The Barber of Seville”
Catherine Fonteney
as Princess of Chalais (uncredited)
Bernard Dhéran
as (uncredited)
Georges Bréhat
as (uncredited)
Dominique Davray
as (uncredited)
Roger Gaillard
as Lord Castelreagh
André Randall
as Lord Grey
Robert Hossein
as Guest in white (uncredited)
Léon Walther
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sacha Guitry
as Talleyrand
Henry Laverne
as King Louis XVIII
Howard Vernon
as Lord Palmerston
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Marie-Thérèse Champignon
Renée Devillers
as Duchess of Dino
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Lackey (uncredited)
Max Dejean
as (uncredited)
Yvonne Hébert
as Companion (uncredited)
Michel Lemoine
as Ferdinand VI (uncredited)
Sophie Mallet
as (uncredited)
Pauline Carton
as Palmist
Georges Spanelly
as Count of Montrond
Jean Piat
as Figaro in “The Barber of Seville”
André Brunot
as Bartholo in "The Barber of Seville"
Robert Dartois
as Count of Remusat (uncredited)
Robert Seller
as Prince de Polignac (uncredited)
Lana Marconi
as Madame Grand
Maurice Teynac
as King Charles X
José Noguéro
as Duke of San Carlos
Jean Debucourt
as Baron of Humboldt
Jacques Varennes
as General de La Fayette
José Torres
as Don Juan d'Azcona
Jeanne Daury
as Spanish woman (uncredited)
Robert Favart
as Abbot Dupanloup (uncredited)
