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The Devil Who Limped (1948)

6.4 | Jul 11, 1948 (FR) | History | 02:05

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
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Lana Marconi
Madame Grand
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Émile Drain
Emperor Napoléon I
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Marie-Thérèse Champignon
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Renée Devillers
Duchess of Dino
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Maurice Schutz
Voltaire
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Henry Laverne
King Louis XVIII
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Maurice Teynac
King Charles X
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Philippe Richard
King Louis-Philippe

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