The Devil Who Limped

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

Talleyrand

Lana Marconi

Madame Grand

Émile Drain

Emperor Napoléon I

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Marie-Thérèse Champignon

Pauline Carton

Palmist