USA,
1937, 116 min
Directed by:
William DieterleCinematography:
Tony GaudioComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Holden, Donald Crisp, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Morris Carnovsky, Louis Calhern, Ralph Morgan (more)Plots(1)
Zola (Paul Muni) is a hugely successful French author who risks all his success and comfort to come to the defense of the unjustly jailed Capt. Dreyfus (Joseph Schildkraut). (official distributor synopsis)
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Paul Muni was an incredible actor, and he proved it fully in this film. He played Emile Zola perfectly, and whether this was based on real events or not wouldn't matter. It's a powerful statement about how prejudices can be significant and how hatred towards certain people can escalate into what can be termed as societal transformation. The power of words is incredible.
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