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The Life of Emile Zola
1937, Sep 09
1h 56m
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.
Directed by
William Dieterle
Robert Barrat
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
John Litel
Charpentier
Donald Crisp
Maitre Labori
Henry O'Neill
Colonel Picquart
Robert Warwick
Colonel Henry
Harry Davenport
Chief of Staff
Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)
Gale Sondergaard
Lucie Dreyfus
Gilbert Emery
Minister of War
Paul Muni
Emile Zola
Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Dickie Moore
Pierre Dreyfus
Marcia Mae Jones
Helen Richards
Louis Calhern
Major Dort
Montagu Love
M. Cavaignac
Lumsden Hare
Mr. Richards
Walter Kingsford
Colonel Sandherr
Ralph Morgan
Commander of Paris
Vladimir Sokoloff
Paul Cezanne
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Nana
Gloria Holden
Alexandrine Zola
Florence Roberts
Madame Zola
Morris Carnovsky
Anatole France
Frank Sheridan
M. Van Cassell
Paul Everton
Assistant Chief of Staff
Charles Richman
M. Delagorgue
Grant Mitchell
Georges Clemenceau
Rolla Gourvitch
Jeanne Dreyfus
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