Released:
1948-07-11

Overview:
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.

Director:
Sacha Guitry

Runtime:
2h 5min

Genre:
History

• Cast:
• 
  Sacha Guitry
  as
  Talleyrand
• 
  Lana Marconi
  as
  Madame Grand
• 
  Émile Drain
  as
  Emperor Napoléon I
• 
  Jeanne Fusier-Gir
  as
  Marie-Thérèse Champignon
• 
  Pauline Carton
  as
  Palmist