The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
Release: 1937-09-09
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 6.7
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
Erin O'Brien-Moore
as Nana
Morris Carnovsky
as Anatole France
Robert Barrat
as Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Paul Everton
as Assistant Chief of Staff
Frank Sheridan
as M. Van Cassell
Dickie Moore
as Pierre Dreyfus
Grant Mitchell
as Georges Clemenceau
John Litel
as Charpentier
Louis Calhern
as Major Dort
Vladimir Sokoloff
as Paul Cezanne
Harry Davenport
as Chief of Staff
Robert Warwick
as Colonel Henry
Montagu Love
as M. Cavaignac
Gilbert Emery
as Minister of War
Lumsden Hare
as Mr. Richards
Marcia Mae Jones
as Helen Richards
Florence Roberts
as Madame Zola
Franklyn Farnum
as (uncredited)
Paul Muni
as Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard
as Lucie Dreyfus
Gloria Holden
as Alexandrine Zola
Henry O'Neill
as Colonel Picquart
Ralph Morgan
as Commander of Paris
Charles Richman
as M. Delagorgue
Walter Kingsford
as Colonel Sandherr
Joseph Schildkraut
as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Donald Crisp
as Maitre Labori
