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The Life of Emile Zola
1937, Sep 09
1h 56m
A fictionalized account of famous French writer Émile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success documenting the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, his complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for espionage. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens an exposé, only to be charged with libel and now he must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.
Directed by
William Dieterle
John Litel
Charpentier
Donald Crisp
Maitre Labori
Gale Sondergaard
Lucie Dreyfus
Grant Mitchell
Georges Clemenceau
Paul Muni
Emile Zola
Vladimir Sokoloff
Paul Cezanne
Robert Warwick
Colonel Henry
Henry O'Neill
Colonel Picquart
Dickie Moore
Pierre Dreyfus
Gloria Holden
Alexandrine Zola
Montagu Love
M. Cavaignac
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Nana
Walter Kingsford
Colonel Sandherr
Lumsden Hare
Mr. Richards
Gilbert Emery
Minister of War
Ralph Morgan
Commander of Paris
Louis Calhern
Major Dort
Robert Barrat
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Morris Carnovsky
Anatole France
Harry Davenport
Chief of Staff
Florence Roberts
Madame Zola
Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)
Paul Everton
Assistant Chief of Staff
Marcia Mae Jones
Helen Richards
Charles Richman
M. Delagorgue
Frank Sheridan
M. Van Cassell
Rolla Gourvitch
Jeanne Dreyfus
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