The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

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

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1937-09-09
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 164 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William Dieterle
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From 164 Ratings
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • 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)
Writing Heinz Herald Screenplay
Directing William Dieterle Director
Writing Norman Reilly Raine Screenplay
Sound Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Production Henry Blanke Producer
Crew Irving Rapper Dialogue Coach
Writing Matthew Josephson Book
Sound Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Ali Hubert Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Editing Warren Low Editor
Writing Heinz Herald Story
Writing Geza Herczeg Screenplay
Writing Geza Herczeg Story
Art Anton Grot Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Milo Anderson Costume Design
Camera Tony Gaudio Director of Photography

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