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