The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Name: The Life of Emile Zola
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1937-09-09
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden, Donald Crisp

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

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Émile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success documenting the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, his complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for espionage. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens an exposé, only to be charged with libel and now he must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

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Released 1937-09-09 · 116 min · Drama, History

Directed by William Dieterle

Cast

Paul Muni as Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard as Lucie Dreyfus
Joseph Schildkraut as Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Gloria Holden as Alexandrine Zola
Donald Crisp as Maitre Labori
Erin O'Brien-Moore as Nana
John Litel as Charpentier
Henry O'Neill as Colonel Picquart
Morris Carnovsky as Anatole France
Louis Calhern as Major Dort
Ralph Morgan as Commander of Paris
Robert Barrat as Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Vladimir Sokoloff as Paul Cezanne
Grant Mitchell as Georges Clemenceau
Harry Davenport as Chief of Staff