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