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I Accuse! 1958 Directed by José Ferrer

Based on the celebrated Captain Dreyfus case!

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Budget $1,768,000
Revenue $665,000
Release Date 5 March 1958
99 mins
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José Ferrer Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Anton Walbrook Maj. Esterhazy
Viveca Lindfors Lucie Dreyfus
Leo Genn Maj. Picquart
Emlyn Williams Emile Zola
David Farrar Mathieu Dreyfus
Donald Wolfit Gen. Mercier
Herbert Lom Maj. DuPaty de Clam
Harry Andrews Maj. Henry
Felix Aylmer Edgar Demange
Peter Illing Georges Clemenceau
George Coulouris Colonel Sandherr
Carl Jaffe Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
Eric Pohlmann Bertillon
John Chandos Drumont
Ernest Clark Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
Anthony Ireland Judge at First Dreyfus Trial
John Phillips Prosecutor at Esterhazy Trial
Laurence Naismith Judge at Esterhazy Trial
Michael Hordern Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
Keith Pyott Judge at Second Dreyfus Trial
Ronald Howard Captain Avril
Charles Gray Captain Brossard
Arthur Howard Captain Lauth
Michael Trubshawe English Publisher
Violet Gould Old Woman
Malcolm Keen President of France
Rachel Lemkov Captain Dreyfus' Daughter
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