The Life of Emile Zola
- Released on
- Runtime
- 116 mins
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.
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
- Gale Sondergaard
- Joseph Schildkraut
- Gloria Holden
- Donald Crisp
- Erin O'Brien-Moore
- John Litel
- Henry O'Neill
- Morris Carnovsky
- Louis Calhern
- Ralph Morgan
- Robert Barrat
- Vladimir Sokoloff
- Grant Mitchell
- Harry Davenport
- Robert Warwick
- Charles Richman
- Gilbert Emery
- Walter Kingsford
- Paul Everton
- Montagu Love
- Frank Sheridan
- Lumsden Hare
- Marcia Mae Jones
- Florence Roberts
- Dickie Moore
- Rolla Gourvitch
- Franklyn Farnum
Director
- William Dieterle
Producers
- Henry Blanke
Screenwriter
- Norman Reilly Raine
- Heinz Herald
- Geza Herczeg
