The Devil Who Limped
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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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Sacha Guitry
Talleyrand
Known for
The Story of a Cheat
Lana Marconi
Madame Grand
Also in
Royal Affairs in Versailles
The Private Life of an Actor
Émile Drain
Emperor Napoléon I
Known for
Panique
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Marie-Thérèse Champignon
Known for
Le Corbeau
Jenny Lamour
Pauline Carton
Palmist
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
Renée Devillers
Duchess of Dino
Also in
Monelle
Therese
Maurice Schutz
Voltaire
Known for
Vampyr
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Henry Laverne
King Louis XVIII
Known for
Poison
Maurice Teynac
King Charles X
Known for
The Trial
State of Siege
Philippe Richard
King Louis-Philippe
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Georges Spanelly
Count of Montrond
Also in
La Marseillaise
The Last Train
Georges Grey
Caulaincourt
Also in
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Quadrille
Sacha Guitry Director · Louis Beydts Composer
First release July 11, 1948 · Produced in France · Original title Le Diable boiteux
Production
Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Diable boiteux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 11, 1948
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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