The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1937 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Dieterle

Written By:
Norman Reilly Raine
Heinz Herald
Geza Herczeg
Matthew Josephson

Actors:
Paul Muni ..... Emile Zola
Gale Sondergaard ..... Lucie Dreyfus
Joseph Schildkraut ..... Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Gloria Holden ..... Alexandrine Zola
Donald Crisp ..... Maitre Labori
Erin O'Brien-Moore ..... Nana
John Litel ..... Charpentier
Henry O'Neill ..... Col. Picquart
Morris Carnovsky ..... Anatole France
Louis Calhern ..... Maj. Dort
Ralph Morgan ..... Commander of Paris
Robert Barrat ..... Maj. Walsin-Esterhazy
Vladimir Sokoloff ..... Paul Cezanne
Grant Mitchell ..... Georges Clemenceau
Harry Davenport ..... Chief of Staff
Robert Warwick ..... Maj. Henry
Charles Richman ..... M. Delagorgue
Gilbert Emery ..... Minister of War
Walter Kingsford ..... Col. 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
Arthur Aylesworth ..... Chief Censor
Maurice Black ..... Minor Role
Eumenio Blanco ..... Member of Court
Stanley Blystone
William A. Boardway ..... Member of Court
Egon Brecher ..... Brucker
Iphigenie Castiglioni ..... Madame Charpentier
Gino Corrado ..... Bit Part
Robert Cummings Sr. ..... Gen. Gillian
Frank Darien ..... Albert
Franklyn Farnum
Curt Furberg ..... Member of Court
Holmes Herbert ..... Commander of Paris
Paul Irving ..... La Rue
Alexander Leftwich ..... Maj. D'Aboville
Eric Mayne ..... Member of the Court
Frank Mayo ..... Mathieu Dreyfus
Alex Novinsky ..... Member of the Court
Moroni Olsen ..... Capt. Guignet
Frank Reicher ..... M. Perrenx
Stephen Soldi ..... Member of Court
Walter O. Stahl ..... Sen. Scheurer-Kestner
Wilhelm von Brincken ..... Swartzoppen
Pierre Watkin ..... Prefect of Police
Dolores Weisenfreund ..... Small Role
Harry Worth ..... Lieutenant

Synopsis:

Fictionalized account of the life of famed French author Emile Zola. As portrayed in the film, he was a penniless writer sharing an apartment in Paris with painter Paul Cezanne when he finally wrote a best-seller, Nana. He has always had difficulty holding onto a job as he is quite outspoken, being warned on several occasions by the public prosecutor that he risks charges if he does not temper his writings. The bulk of the film deals with his involvement in the case of Captain Alfred Dreyfus who was falsely convicted of giving secret military information to the Germans and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devils Island. Antisemitism played an important role in the real-life case but is hardly mentioned in the film. Even after the military found definitive evidence that Dreyfus was innocent, the army decided to cover it up rather than face the scandal of having arbitrarily convicted the wrong man. Zola's famous letter, J'Accuse (I Accuse), led to his own trial for libel where he was found guilty and forced to flee to England. Dreyfus was eventually exonerated and restored to his military rank.

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