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.

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  William Dieterle

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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