The Life of Emile Zola

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.

• William DieterleDirector
• Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay
• Heinz HeraldScreenplay
• Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
• Geza HerczegScreenplay

• Paul MuniEmile Zola
• Gale SondergaardLucie Dreyfus
• Joseph SchildkrautCapt. Alfred Dreyfus
• Gloria HoldenAlexandrine Zola
• Donald CrispMaitre Labori
• Erin O'Brien-MooreNana
• John LitelCharpentier
• Henry O'NeillColonel Picquart
• Morris CarnovskyAnatole France
• Louis CalhernMajor Dort
• Ralph MorganCommander of Paris
• Robert BarratMajor Walsin-Esterhazy