The read
It runs long at 3h 20m.
Synopsis
In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French officer Alfred Dreyfus makes an ideal culprit. For lack of evidence, the War Ministry creates a damning document Dreyfus overwhelming. Judged and sentenced, Dreyfus is deported to Devil's Island. In 1896, the Army flushed out the real culprit. The truth broke out in 1898 thanks to the mobilization of intellectuals shaken by Zola's "J'accuse!"
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Yves BoissetDirector
- Yves BoissetWriter
- Jorge SemprúnWriter
Cast
- Thierry FrémontAlfred Dreyfus
- Pierre ArditiCol. Esterhazy
- Helmut BergerSchwartzkoppen
- Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuHenry
- Laura MoranteLucie Dreyfus
- Georges WilsonDe Boideffre
- Xavier DelucLucien Herr
- Mathieu DemyMarcel Proust
- Daniel MesguichLéon Blum