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Based on the celebrated Captain Dreyfus case!
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.Read moreLess
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
The story
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
Cast & crew
José FerrerCaptain Alfred Dreyfus
Anton WalbrookMaj. Esterhazy
Viveca LindforsLucie Dreyfus
Leo GennMaj. Picquart
Emlyn WilliamsEmile Zola
David FarrarMathieu Dreyfus
Donald WolfitGen. Mercier
Herbert LomMaj. DuPaty de Clam
Harry AndrewsMaj. Henry
Felix AylmerEdgar Demange
Peter IllingGeorges Clemenceau
George CoulourisColonel SandherrExplore the crew
- Director
- José Ferrer
- Screenplay
- Gore Vidal
- Original Music Composer
- William Alwyn
- Producer
- Sam Zimbalist
- Director of Photography
- Freddie Young
- Editor
- Frank Clarke