The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
09/09/1937
Drama, History
1h 56m
- 66% (143 votes)
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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.
- William DieterleDirector
- Heinz HeraldScreenplay
- Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- biography
- scandal
- historical figure
- black and white
- writer
- miscarriage of justice
- devil's island
- dreyfus affair
- 19th century
Top Billed Cast
Paul Muni
Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard
Lucie Dreyfus
Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Gloria Holden
Alexandrine Zola
Donald Crisp
Maitre Labori
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Nana
John Litel
Charpentier
Henry O'Neill
Colonel Picquart
Morris Carnovsky
Anatole France
Louis Calhern
Major Dort
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