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The Devil Who Limped

Genre:History

Released:1948-07-11

Runtime:125

Overview

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:

Sacha Guitry

Character: Talleyrand

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Lana Marconi

Character: Madame Grand

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Émile Drain

Character: Emperor Napoléon I

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Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Character: Marie-Thérèse Champignon

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Pauline Carton

Character: Palmist

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Renée Devillers

Character: Duchess of Dino

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Maurice Schutz

Character: Voltaire

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Henry Laverne

Character: King Louis XVIII

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Maurice Teynac

Character: King Charles X

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Philippe Richard

Character: King Louis-Philippe

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Georges Spanelly

Character: Count of Montrond

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Georges Grey

Character: Caulaincourt

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José Noguéro

Character: Duke of San Carlos

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Maurice Escande

Character: Randall

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Jean Debucourt

Character: Baron of Humboldt

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Pierre Bertin

Character: Baron of Nesselrode

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Roger Gaillard

Character: Lord Castelreagh

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André Randall

Character: Lord Grey

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Howard Vernon

Character: Lord Palmerston

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Jacques Varennes

Character: General de La Fayette

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José Torres

Character: Don Juan d'Azcona

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Denis d'Inès

Character: Don Basile in “The Barber of Seville”

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Jean Piat

Character: Figaro in “The Barber of Seville”

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André Brunot

Character: Bartholo in "The Barber of Seville"

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Daniel Ceccaldi

Character: Lackey (uncredited)

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Catherine Fonteney

Character: Princess of Chalais (uncredited)

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Anne Campion

Character: Pauline de Dino (uncredited)

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Renée Bouzy

Character: (uncredited)

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Georges Bréhat

Character: (uncredited)

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Robert Dartois

Character: Count of Remusat (uncredited)

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Jeanne Daury

Character: Spanish woman (uncredited)

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Dominique Davray

Character: (uncredited)

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Max Dejean

Character: (uncredited)

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Philippe Derevel

Character: (uncredited)

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Bernard Dhéran

Character: (uncredited)

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Françoise Engel

Character: Rosine (uncredited)

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Robert Favart

Character: Abbot Dupanloup (uncredited)

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Robert Hossein

Character: Guest in white (uncredited)

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Yvonne Hébert

Character: Companion (uncredited)

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Pierre Lecocq

Character: Count of Roederer (uncredited)

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Michel Lemoine

Character: Ferdinand VI (uncredited)

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Simone Logeart

Character: (uncredited)

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Sophie Mallet

Character: (uncredited)

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Michel Nastorg

Character: Lackey (uncredited)

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Georges Rivière

Character: Marquis de la Tour (uncredited)

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Robert Seller

Character: Prince de Polignac (uncredited)

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Léon Walther

Character: Doctor (uncredited)

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