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The Life of Emile Zola( 1937)

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

Overview

Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.

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      Paul Muni

      Emile Zola

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      Gale Sondergaard

      Lucie Dreyfus

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      Joseph Schildkraut

      Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

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      Gloria Holden

      Alexandrine Zola

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      Donald Crisp

      Maitre Labori

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      Erin O'Brien-Moore

      Nana

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      John Litel

      Charpentier

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      Henry O'Neill

      Colonel Picquart

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      Morris Carnovsky

      Anatole France

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      Louis Calhern

      Major Dort

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      Ralph Morgan

      Commander of Paris

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      Robert Barrat

      Major Walsin-Esterhazy

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      Vladimir Sokoloff

      Paul Cezanne

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      Grant Mitchell

      Georges Clemenceau

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      Harry Davenport

      Chief of Staff

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      Robert Warwick

      Colonel Henry

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      Charles Richman

      M. Delagorgue

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      Gilbert Emery

      Minister of War

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      Walter Kingsford

      Colonel Sandherr

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      Paul Everton

      Assistant Chief of Staff

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      Montagu Love

      M. Cavaignac

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      Frank Sheridan

      M. Van Cassell

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      Lumsden Hare

      Mr. Richards

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      Marcia Mae Jones

      Helen Richards

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      Florence Roberts

      Madame Zola

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      Dickie Moore

      Pierre Dreyfus

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      Rolla Gourvitch

      Jeanne Dreyfus

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      Franklyn Farnum

      (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 13 2024
    Emile Zola liked nothing better than an opportunity to cause a bit of scandal and over the years that made him a wealthy man, but earned him the enmity of pretty much all of the Establishment. France was still finding it's political feet with the second empire giving way to the third republic, the Germans were across the border heavily armed and the French military under considerable pressure to keep their country safe. It was this last point that led to the infamous "Dreyfus" affair. The High Command essentially framing a young officer (Joseph Schildkraut) for treason and banishing him to the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • biography
    • scandal
    • historical figure
    • black and white
    • writer
    • miscarriage of justice
    • devil's island
    • dreyfus affair
    • 19th century