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The Life of Emile Zola 1937 Directed by William Dieterle

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date 9 September 1937
116 mins
Cast
Paul Muni Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard Lucie Dreyfus
Joseph Schildkraut Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Gloria Holden Alexandrine Zola
Donald Crisp Maitre Labori
John Litel Charpentier
Henry O'Neill Colonel Picquart
Morris Carnovsky Anatole France
Louis Calhern Major Dort
Ralph Morgan Commander of Paris
Robert Barrat Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Vladimir Sokoloff Paul Cezanne
Grant Mitchell Georges Clemenceau
Harry Davenport Chief of Staff
Robert Warwick Colonel Henry
Charles Richman M. Delagorgue
Gilbert Emery Minister of War
Walter Kingsford Colonel Sandherr
Paul Everton Assistant Chief of Staff
Montagu Love M. Cavaignac
Frank Sheridan M. Van Cassell
Lumsden Hare Mr. Richards
Marcia Mae Jones Helen Richards
Florence Roberts Madame Zola
Dickie Moore Pierre Dreyfus
Rolla Gourvitch Jeanne Dreyfus
Franklyn Farnum (uncredited)