France / Jul 11, 1948
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Roger Gaillard | Lord Castelreagh |
| André Randall | Lord Grey |
| 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" |
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| 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) |
| Robert Hossein | Guest in white (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Hébert | Companion (uncredited) |
| Pierre Lecocq | Count of Roederer (uncredited) |
| Michel Lemoine | Ferdinand VI (uncredited) |
| Simone Logeart | (uncredited) |
| Sophie Mallet | (uncredited) |
| Michel Nastorg | Lackey (uncredited) |
| Georges Rivière | Marquis de la Tour (uncredited) |
| Robert Seller | Prince de Polignac (uncredited) |
| Léon Walther | Doctor (uncredited) |
Genres
History
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Diable boiteux |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL) |
| Release date | 11 luglio 1948 |
| Writer | Sacha Guitry |
| Assistant directors | Sacha Guitry |
| Music | Louis Beydts |
| Sound | Louis Beydts |
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