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The Life of Emile Zola 1937

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 116 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical

director: William Dieterle

Score: 5 / 10

The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.

Plot

Set in the mid through late 19th century, the film depicts Émile Zola's early friendship with Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne and his rise to fame through his prolific writing. It also explores his involvement late in the Dreyfus affair.

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author	Géza Herczeg Heinz Herald Norman Reilly Raine
award	Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	France
director	William Dieterle
editor	Warren Low
genre	drama
keywords	19th century agent provocateur angry mob bury carbon monoxide poisoning chance encounter cove devil\'s island dreyfus affair exonerate ferdinand walsin esterhazy franc franco-prussian war french franc french guiana hide j\'accuse legion of honor legion of honour libel loyal wife mine nana old friend open letter panthéon paul cézanne poison police raid post-impressionism post-impressionist rise to fame struggling writer walsin-esterhazy write
musicBy	Max Steiner
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Henry Blanke
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
theme	biographical biographical drama