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The Life of Emile Zola
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The Life of Emile Zola

Sep 9, 1937
1h 56m
★ 6.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
History

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Paul Muni

Emile Zola

Paul Muni

Gale Sondergaard

Lucie Dreyfus

Gale Sondergaard

Joseph Schildkraut

Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

Joseph Schildkraut

Gloria Holden

Alexandrine Zola

Gloria Holden

Donald Crisp

Maitre Labori

Donald Crisp

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Nana

Erin O'Brien-Moore

John Litel

Charpentier

John Litel

Henry O'Neill

Colonel Picquart

Henry O'Neill

Morris Carnovsky

Anatole France

Morris Carnovsky

Louis Calhern

Major Dort

Louis Calhern

Ralph Morgan

Commander of Paris

Ralph Morgan

Robert Barrat

Major Walsin-Esterhazy

Robert Barrat

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