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The Life of Emile Zola

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.

1937 |1h 56m |  Drama, History

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Cast

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Paul Muni

Emile Zola

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Gale Sondergaard

Lucie Dreyfus

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Joseph Schildkraut

Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

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Gloria Holden

Alexandrine Zola

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Donald Crisp

Maitre Labori

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Erin O'Brien-Moore

Nana

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John Litel

Charpentier

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Henry O'Neill

Colonel Picquart

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Morris Carnovsky

Anatole France

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Louis Calhern

Major Dort

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Ralph Morgan

Commander of Paris

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Robert Barrat

Major Walsin-Esterhazy

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Vladimir Sokoloff

Paul Cezanne

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Grant Mitchell

Georges Clemenceau

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Harry Davenport

Chief of Staff

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Robert Warwick

Colonel Henry

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Charles Richman

M. Delagorgue

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Gilbert Emery

Minister of War

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Walter Kingsford

Colonel Sandherr

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Paul Everton

Assistant Chief of Staff

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Montagu Love

M. Cavaignac

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Frank Sheridan

M. Van Cassell

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Lumsden Hare

Mr. Richards

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Marcia Mae Jones

Helen Richards

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Florence Roberts

Madame Zola

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Dickie Moore

Pierre Dreyfus

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Franklyn Farnum

(uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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