Genres
Duration
116 min
Director
William Dieterle
Rating
6.6
Release Date
September 9, 1937
The Life of Emile Zola
Original title: The Life of Emile Zola
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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.
The Life of Emile Zola cast
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Paul Muni
Character:
Emile Zola
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Gale Sondergaard
Character:
Lucie Dreyfus
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Joseph Schildkraut
Character:
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
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Gloria Holden
Character:
Alexandrine Zola
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Donald Crisp
Character:
Maitre Labori
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Erin O'Brien-Moore
Character:
Nana
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John Litel
Character:
Charpentier
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Henry O'Neill
Character:
Colonel Picquart
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Morris Carnovsky
Character:
Anatole France
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Louis Calhern
Character:
Major Dort
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Ralph Morgan
Character:
Commander of Paris
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Robert Barrat
Character:
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
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Vladimir Sokoloff
Character:
Paul Cezanne
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Grant Mitchell
Character:
Georges Clemenceau
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Harry Davenport
Character:
Chief of Staff
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Robert Warwick
Character:
Colonel Henry
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Charles Richman
Character:
M. Delagorgue
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Gilbert Emery
Character:
Minister of War
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Walter Kingsford
Character:
Colonel Sandherr
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Paul Everton
Character:
Assistant Chief of Staff
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Montagu Love
Character:
M. Cavaignac
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Frank Sheridan
Character:
M. Van Cassell
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Lumsden Hare
Character:
Mr. Richards
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Marcia Mae Jones
Character:
Helen Richards
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Florence Roberts
Character:
Madame Zola
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Dickie Moore
Character:
Pierre Dreyfus
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Rolla Gourvitch
Character:
Jeanne Dreyfus
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Franklyn Farnum
Character:
(uncredited)
