| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Warner Archive Collection |
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Archive collection.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; 1080p HD 16x9 1.37:1 ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
In English ; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Paul Muni (Emile Zola), Joseph Schildkraut (Capt. Alfred Dreyfus), Gale Sondergaard (Lucie Dreyfus), Donald Crisp (Maitre Labori), Gloria Holden (Alexandrine Zola), Erin O'Brien-Moore (Nana), Henry O'Neill (Colonel Picquart), Morris Carnovsky (Anatole France), Louis Calhern (Major Dort), John Litel (Charpentier), Ralph Morgan (Commander of Paris), Robert Barrat (Major Walsin-Esterhazy), Vladimir Sokoloff (Paul Cezanne), Harry Davenport (Chief of Staff), Robert Warwick (Major Henry), Charles Richman (M. Delagorgue), Gilbert Emery (Minister of War), Walter Kingsford (Colonel Sandherr), Paul Everton (Asst. Chief of Staff), Montagu Love (M. Cavalgnac), Frank Sheridan (M. Van Cassell), Lumsden Hare (Mr. Richards), Marcia Mae Jones (Helen Richards), Florence Roberts (Madame Zola), Dickie Moore (Pierre Dreyfus), Rolla Gourvitch (Jeanne Dreyfus). |
| Credits |
Photography, Tony Gaudio ; film editor, Warren Low ; music, Max Steiner ; art director, Anton Grot ; costumes by Milo Anderson and Ali Hubert. |
| Note |
Source material, Matthew Josephson's "Zola and his time." |
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Special features: The littlest diplomat [featurette] (19 min.); Romance Road [featurette] (19 min.); Ain't we got fun [cartoon featurette] (8 min.); 5/8/39 Lux Radio Theater broadcast [audio feature] (59 min.); Theatrical trailer (4 min.). |
| Event |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1937. |
| Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated G. |
| Summary |
In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An artist should remain poor." His determined intervention in the Dreyfus Affair, at the request of Dreyfus's wife Lucie, results in "J'accuse!" his famous denunciation of the Army, and leads to a conviction for libel. He flees to England, where he remains until granted amnesty. Unfortunately, he dies before the news that Dreyfus was exonerated and reinstated to full rank can reach him. Indicative of the mores of its time, during the course of this clear story about institutionalized anti-Semitism, the word "Jew" is never mentioned. And while most Hollywood biographies must be taken with a grain--if not a handful--of salt, the film makes a reasonable effort at accuracy and completeness. |
| Contents |
Credits -- Job for Emile -- Official warning -- Injustice all around -- Nana's story -- "Nana's" profits -- "Downfall" -- Defying the censor -- Cezanne's goodbye -- Traitor in their midst -- Arrested for treason -- "I'm innocent!" -- You must survive -- Military maneuvers -- Lucie appeals to Zola -- I accuse -- Inflaming the mob -- On trial -- Picquart testifies -- Written and unspoken -- Intolerance all around -- Let truth conquer -- Another closed case -- Honor of the army -- Homecomings to France -- By force of ideas -- Moment of conscience -- Cast list. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner, 1937: Best Picture (Warner Bros.) ; Best Writing, Screenplay (Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg) ; Academy Awards for Best Writing, Screenplay--Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, Norman Reilly Raine; Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Joseph Schildkraut) |
| Access |
Educational and home use only. |
| Subject |
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 -- Drama.
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Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
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Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906 -- Drama.
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France. Armée -- History -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Authors -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Novelists, French -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Trials (Treason) -- France -- Videodiscs.
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Scandals -- Political aspects -- France -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Politics and literature -- France -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Antisemitism -- France -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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France -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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London (England) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Paris (France) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972, film director.
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Raine, Norman Reilly, 1895-1971, screenwriter.
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Herald, Heinz, screenwriter, adapter.
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Herczeg, Géza, 1888-1954, screenwriter, adapter.
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Muni, Paul, 1895-1967, actor.
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Schildkraut, Joseph, 1895-1964, actor.
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Sondergaard, Gale, 1899-1985, actor.
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Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974, actor.
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Holden, Gloria, 1908-1991, actor.
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O'Brien-Moore, Erin, 1902-1979, actor.
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O'Neill, Henry, 1891-1961, actor.
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Carnovsky, Morris, actor.
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Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956, actor.
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Litel, John, 1892-1972, actor.
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Morgan, Ralph, 1883-1956, actor.
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Barrat, Robert, 1889-1970, actor.
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Sokoloff, Vladimir, 1889-1962, actor.
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Davenport, Harry, 1866-1949, actor.
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Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964, actor.
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Richman, Charles, 1870-1940, actor.
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Emery, Gilbert, 1875-1945, actor.
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Kingsford, Walter, 1881-1958, actor.
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Everton, Paul, 1868-1948, actor.
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Love, Montagu, 1877-1943, actor.
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Sheridan, Frank, 1869-1943, actor.
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Hare, Lumsden, 1875-1964, actor.
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Jones, Marcia Mae, actor.
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Roberts, Florence, 1861-1940, actor.
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Moore, Dick, 1925-2015, actor.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Josephson, Matthew, 1899-1978.
Zola and his time.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), presenter.
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Turner Entertainment Co., publisher.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| In: |
Roger Blunck Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Standard No. |
810134942646 |
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