The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
He'll hold you in silence as deep as your emotions!
116 min
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.
- Release date
- October 2, 1937
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Max Steiner
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Trailer
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 Col. Picquart
- Morris Carnovsky as Anatole France
- Louis Calhern as Maj. 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
- Robert Warwick as Colonel Henry
- Charles Richman as M. Delagorgue
- Gilbert Emery as Minister of War
- Walter Kingsford as Colonel Sandherr
- Paul Everton as Assistant Chief of Staff
- Montagu Love as M. Cavaignac
- Frank Sheridan as M. Van Cassell
- Lumsden Hare as Mr. Richards
- Marcia Mae Jones as Helen Richards
- Florence Roberts as Madame Zola
- Dickie Moore as Pierre Dreyfus
- Rolla Gourvitch as Jeanne Dreyfus
- Franklyn Farnum as (uncredited)
Crew
- William Dieterle · Director
- Norman Reilly Raine · Writer
- Heinz Herald · Writer
- Geza Herczeg · Writer
- Matthew Josephson · Writer
- Max Steiner · Composer
- Tony Gaudio · Cinematographer
- Warren Low · Editor