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The Lame Devil (UK: The Devil Who Limped; original title: Le Diable boiteux, French for "the devil with a limp") is a 1948 French black-and-white historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838), it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censor and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages.
Original Release
09/29/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lana Marconi | Mme Grand |
| Émile Drain | Napoléon 1er |
| Henry Laverne | Louis XVIII |
| Maurice Teynac | Charles X |
| Philippe Richard | Louis Philippe / Louis-Philippe |
| Georges Spanelly | Le comte de Montrond |
| Renée Devillers | La duchesse de Dino |
| Georges Grey | Caulaincourt |
| Jeanne Fusier-Gir | Marie-Thérèse Champignon |
| José Noguéro | Le duc de San Carlos |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lana Marconi | Mme Grand |
| Émile Drain | Napoléon 1er |
| Henry Laverne | Louis XVIII |
| Maurice Teynac | Charles X |
| Philippe Richard | Louis Philippe / Louis-Philippe |
| Georges Spanelly | Le comte de Montrond |
| Renée Devillers | La duchesse de Dino |
| Georges Grey | Caulaincourt |
| Jeanne Fusier-Gir | Marie-Thérèse Champignon |
| José Noguéro | Le duc de San Carlos |
| Maurice Escande | Randall |
| Jean Debucourt | Le baron de Humboldt |
| Pierre Bertin | Le baron de Nesselrode |
| Roger Gaillard | Lord Castelreagh |
| André Randall | Lord Grey |
| Howard Vernon | Lord Palmerston |
| Jacques Varennes | Le général de La Fayette |
| Maurice Schutz | Voltaire |
| José Torres | Don Juan d'Azcona |
| Pauline Carton | La chiromancienne |
