The Devil Who Limped

The story

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 & crew

Sacha GuitryTalleyrand

Lana MarconiMadame Grand

Émile DrainEmperor Napoléon I

Jeanne Fusier-GirMarie-Thérèse Champignon

Pauline CartonPalmist

Renée Devillers

Renée DevillersDuchess of Dino

Maurice SchutzVoltaire

Henry LaverneKing Louis XVIII

Maurice TeynacKing Charles X

Philippe RichardKing Louis-Philippe

Georges SpanellyCount of Montrond

Georges GreyCaulaincourt