The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Director: William Dieterle
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.
Cast
Paul Muni (Emile Zola) · Gale Sondergaard (Lucie Dreyfus) · Joseph Schildkraut (Capt. Alfred Dreyfus) · Gloria Holden (Alexandrine Zola) · Donald Crisp (Maitre Labori) · Erin O'Brien-Moore (Nana) · John Litel (Charpentier) · Henry O'Neill (Colonel Picquart) · Morris Carnovsky (Anatole France) · Louis Calhern (Major Dort)
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