The Life of Emile Zola
(1937)

He'll hold you in silence as deep as your emotions!

Released: 1937-09-09

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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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Paul Muni

as Emile Zola

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Gale Sondergaard

as Lucie Dreyfus

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Joseph Schildkraut

as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

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Gloria Holden

as Alexandrine Zola

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John Litel

as Charpentier

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Henry O'Neill

as Colonel Picquart

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Morris Carnovsky

as Anatole France

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Louis Calhern

as Major Dort

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Ralph Morgan

as Commander of Paris

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Robert Barrat

as Major Walsin-Esterhazy

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Vladimir Sokoloff

as Paul Cezanne

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Grant Mitchell

as Georges Clemenceau

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Harry Davenport

as Chief of Staff

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Robert Warwick

as Colonel Henry

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Charles Richman

as M. Delagorgue

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Gilbert Emery

as Minister of War

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Walter Kingsford

as Colonel Sandherr

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Paul Everton

as Assistant Chief of Staff

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