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The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937, Movie, 1h 56min

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: United States

Director:

William Dieterle

Cast:

Franklyn Farnum,

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Critic David Parkinson

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Perhaps not a completely reliable historical document this is however a moving evocation of an era and a heroic deed.

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The Life of Emile Zola was released in theaters on October 2, 1937.