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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  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