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The Life of Emile Zola
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. It premiered at the Los Angeles Carthay Circle Theatre to great critical and financial success. Contemporary reviews ranked it as the greatest biographical film made up to that time. In 2000, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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.
Awards
Cast
- Charles Richman
- Dickie Moore
- Donald Crisp
- Erin O'Brien-Moore
- Florence Roberts
- Frank Sheridan
- Gale Sondergaard
- Gilbert Emery
- Gloria Holden
- Grant Mitchell
- Harry Davenport
- Henry O'Neill
- John Litel
- Joseph Schildkraut
- Louis Calhern
- Lumsden Hare
- Marcia Mae Jones
- Montagu Love
- Morris Carnovsky
- Paul Everton
- Paul Muni
- Ralph Morgan
- Robert Barrat
- Robert Warwick
- Vladimir Sokoloff
- Walter Kingsford