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The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
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BIOGRAPHY
DRAMA

Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.

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namecharacter
Robert Barrat Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Louis Calhern Major Dort
Morris Carnovsky Anatole France
Donald Crisp Maitre Labori
Harry Davenport Chief of Staff
Gilbert Emery Minister of War
Paul Everton Assistant Chief of Staff
Franklyn Farnum uncredited
Rolla Gourvitch Jeanne Dreyfus
Lumsden Hare Mr. Richards
Gloria Holden Alexandrine Zola
Marcia Mae Jones Helen Richards
Walter Kingsford Colonel Sandherr
John Litel Charpentier
Montagu Love M. Cavaignac
Grant Mitchell Georges Clemenceau
Dickie Moore Pierre Dreyfus
Ralph Morgan Commander of Paris
Paul Muni Emile Zola
Erin O'Brien-Moore Nana (as Erin O'Brien Moore)
Henry O'Neill Colonel Picquart
Charles Richman M. Delagorgue
Florence Roberts Madame Zola
Joseph Schildkraut Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Frank Sheridan M. Van Cassell
Vladimir Sokoloff Paul Cezanne
Gale Sondergaard Lucie Dreyfus
Robert Warwick Major Henry
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William Dieterle director
Heinz Herald screenplay
Geza Herczeg screenplay
Norman Reilly Raine screenplay
Max Steiner composer
yearawardcategoryname
1937 Academy Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role Joseph Schildkraut
1937 Academy Award Best Picture
1937 Academy Award Best Screenplay Heinz Herald
1937 Academy Award Best Screenplay Geza Herczeg
1937 Academy Award Best Screenplay Norman Reilly Raine