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.
Directed by William Dieterle
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Cast

Paul Muni
Emile Zola

Gale Sondergaard
Lucie Dreyfus

Joseph Schildkraut
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

Gloria Holden
Alexandrine Zola

Donald Crisp
Maitre Labori

Erin O'Brien-Moore
Nana

John Litel
Charpentier

Henry O'Neill
Colonel Picquart

Morris Carnovsky
Anatole France

Louis Calhern
Major Dort

Ralph Morgan
Commander of Paris

Robert Barrat
Major Walsin-Esterhazy

Vladimir Sokoloff
Paul Cezanne

Grant Mitchell
Georges Clemenceau
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