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The Life of Emile Zola

He'll hold you in silence as deep as your emotions!

6.7(163)19371h 56m3

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • biography
  • scandal
  • historical figure
  • black and white
  • writer
  • miscarriage of justice
  • devil's island
  • dreyfus affair
  • 19th century

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York11 Aug 1937
    • Theatrical (limited)Los Angeles, California9 Sept 1937
    • Theatrical2 Oct 1937
    • TVGNew York City, New York6 Feb 1957
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)London21 Sept 1937
    • Theatrical21 Mar 1938
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical3 Feb 1938
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TheatricalATP12 Jan 1938
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)Brussels18 Mar 1938
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalLivre1 Jan 1938
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical3 Nov 1937
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1621 Nov 1937
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical2 Mar 1938
  • GermanyDE

    • TV11 Jan 1964
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical16 Sept 1938
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical9 Mar 1945

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The Life of Emile Zola was released on 9 September 1937.

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    CinemaSerf

    5/13/2024

    7/10

    Emile Zola liked nothing better than an opportunity to cause a bit of scandal and over the years that made him a wealthy man, but earned him the enmity of pretty much all of the Establishment. France was still finding it's political feet with the second empire giving way to the third republic, the Germans were across the border heavily armed and the French military under considerable pressure to keep their country sa…

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