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09/09/1937 Drama, History 1h 56m
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He'll hold you in silence as deep as your emotions!

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.

  1. William Dieterle

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Paul Muni

    Emile Zola

  2. Gale Sondergaard

    Lucie Dreyfus

  3. Joseph Schildkraut

    Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

  4. Gloria Holden

    Alexandrine Zola

  5. Donald Crisp

    Maitre Labori

  6. Erin O'Brien-Moore

    Nana

  7. John Litel

    Charpentier

  8. Henry O'Neill

    Colonel Picquart

  9. Morris Carnovsky

    Anatole France

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-13
Emile Zola liked nothing better than an opportunity to cause a bit of scandal and over the years that made him a wealthy man, but earned him the enmity of pretty much all of the Establishment. France was still finding it's political feet with the second empire giving way to the third republic, the Germans were across the border heavily armed and the French military under considerable pressure to keep their country safe. It was this last point that led to the infamous "Dreyfus" affair. The High Command essentially framing a young officer (Joseph Schildkraut) for treason and banishing him to the...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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