---
title: 'The Lame Devil (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sacha Guitry'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lame-devil-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040288/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lame Devil (1948)

1948 · 125 min · Drama, History · France

Original title: Le Diable boiteux

## Synopsis

The Lame Devil 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sacha Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-guitry)
- **Screenplay:** [Sacha Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-guitry)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Louis Beydts](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-beydts)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nikolai Toporkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-toporkoff)

## Cast

- [Bernard Dhéran](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-dheran)
- [Maurice Schutz](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-schutz)
- [Philippe Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-richard)
- [Jacques Varennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-varennes)
- [Lana Marconi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-marconi)
- [Denis d'Inès](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-d-ines)
- [Pauline Carton](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-carton)
- [José Noguero](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-noguero)
- [Émile Drain](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-drain)
- [Françoise Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-engel)
- [José Torres](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-torres)
- [Robert Favart](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-favart)
- [Jean Debucourt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-debucourt)
- [Jean Piat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-piat)
- [Georges Spanelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-spanelly)

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