The Life of Emile Zola

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

Paul Muni as Emile Zola

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard as Lucie Dreyfus

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

Gloria Holden

Gloria Holden as Alexandrine Zola

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp as Maitre Labori

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore as Nana

John Litel

John Litel as Charpentier

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill as Colonel Picquart

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky as Anatole France

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern as Major Dort

Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan as Commander of Paris

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat as Major Walsin-Esterhazy

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff as Paul Cezanne

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell as Georges Clemenceau

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport as Chief of Staff

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick as Colonel Henry

Charles Richman

Charles Richman as M. Delagorgue

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery as Minister of War

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford as Colonel Sandherr

Paul Everton

Paul Everton as Assistant Chief of Staff

Montagu Love

Montagu Love as M. Cavaignac

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan as M. Van Cassell

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare as Mr. Richards

Marcia Mae Jones

Marcia Mae Jones as Helen Richards

Florence Roberts

Florence Roberts as Madame Zola

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore as Pierre Dreyfus

Rolla Gourvitch

Rolla Gourvitch as Jeanne Dreyfus

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum as (uncredited)

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