The Life of Emile Zola [43278] Released: 1937-09-09 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 116 mins Popularity: 1.0607 Vote Average: 6.66 Vote Count: 141 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. Cast [28] 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-Esterha Vladimir SokoloffPaul Cezanne Grant MitchellGeorges Clemenceau Harry DavenportChief of Staff Robert WarwickColonel Henry Charles RichmanM. Delagorgue Gilbert EmeryMinister of War Walter KingsfordColonel Sandherr Paul EvertonAssistant Chief of S Montagu LoveM. Cavaignac Frank SheridanM. Van Cassell Lumsden HareMr. Richards Marcia Mae JonesHelen Richards Florence RobertsMadame Zola Dickie MoorePierre Dreyfus Rolla GourvitchJeanne Dreyfus Franklyn Farnum Trailers The Life of Emile Zola Official Trailer #1 - Henry O'Neill Movie (1937) HD