Overview

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.

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Cast

Paul Muni

Gale Sondergaard

Joseph Schildkraut

Gloria Holden

Donald Crisp

Erin O'Brien-Moore

John Litel

Henry O'Neill

Morris Carnovsky

Louis Calhern