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The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Drama, History · NR · ⭐ 6723 (155)

Overview

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

Cast

Paul Muni
Paul Muni
Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard
Lucie Dreyfus
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Gloria Holden
Gloria Holden
Alexandrine Zola
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Maitre Labori
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Nana
John Litel
John Litel
Charpentier
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Colonel Picquart
Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
Anatole France
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
Major Dort
Ralph Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Commander of Paris
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
Paul Cezanne
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Georges Clemenceau
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
Chief of Staff
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
Colonel Henry
Charles Richman
Charles Richman
M. Delagorgue
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
Minister of War
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
Colonel Sandherr
Paul Everton
Paul Everton
Assistant Chief of Staff

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