The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
France, 1897: Colonel Georges Picquart challenges the government when he discovers the obscure political maneuvers that leads to the imprisonment of the Jewish Captain Alfred Dreyfus after being convicted of espionage three years earlier.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Ron HutchinsonScreenplay
- Barry KirschOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard DreyfussCol. Picquart
- Oliver ReedGen. de Boisdeffre
- Peter FirthMaj. Henry
- Jeremy KempGen. de Pellieux
- Brian BlessedGen. Gonse
- Peter VaughanGen. Mercier
- Kenneth ColleyCapt. Dreyfus
- Catherine NeilsonEloise
- Lindsay AndersonWar Minister
Stills
Themes
francebiographyantisemitismgovernment conspiracydreyfus affair19th centurystate crimesunjust conviction