< The Lame Devil (1948)

MOVIE | "Le diable boiteux" | 2h 5m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.9 (299)

Biography, Drama, History | From the late 18th thru the early 19th century Talleyrand, known for his skill at compromise, serves 6 regimes.A George Arliss style vehicle gave Guitry, accused of opportunism during the Occupation, a chance to defend himself.

• Director: Sacha Guitry
• Writer: Sacha Guitry
• Sacha Guitry (63) - Talleyrand
• Lana Marconi (31) - Madame Grand
• Émile Drain (58) - L'empereur Napoléon 1er
• Henry Laverne (60) - Le roi Louis XVIII
• Maurice Teynac (33) - Le roi Charles X
• Philippe Richard (57) - Le roi Louis-Philippe
• Georges Spanelly (50) - Le comte de Montrond
• Renée Devillers (46) - La duchesse de Dino
• Georges Grey (37) - Caulaincourt
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir (63) - Marie-Thérèse Champignon
• José Noguéro (43) - Le duc de San Carlos
• Maurice Escande (56) - Randall
• Jean Debucourt (54) - Le baron de Humboldt
• Pierre Bertin (57) - Le baron de Nesselrode
• Roger Gaillard (55) - Lord Castelreagh
• André Randall (55) - Lord Grey
• Howard Vernon (40) - Lord Palmerston
• Jacques Varennes (54) - Le général de La Fayette
• Maurice Schutz (82) - Voltaire
• José Torres (23) - Don Juan d'Azcona