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