The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
160 audience votes
Key crew
- Heinz HeraldScreenplay
- William DieterleDirector
- Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Geza HerczegScreenplay
Cast
- 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
