The life of Emile Zola
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Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co., [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780790793078, 0790793075
UPC
012569692527

Notes

General Note
Source material, Matthew Josephson's "Zola and his time."
General Note
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.).
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Tony Gaudio ; film editor, Warren Low ; music, Max Steiner ; art director, Anton Grot ; costumes by Milo Anderson and Ali Hubert.
Participants/Performers
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).
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1937.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated G.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital mono.; standard presentation preserving the 1.37:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed captioned.
Awards
Winner, 1938 Academy Awards for Best Writing, Screenplay--Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, Norman Reilly Raine; Best Actor in a Supporting Role--Joseph Schildkraut; Best Picture--Warner Bros.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dieterle, W., Raine, N. R., Herald, H., Herczeg, G., Muni, P., Schildkraut, J., Sondergaard, G., Crisp, D., Holden, G., O'Brien-Moore, E., O'Neill, H., Carnovsky, M., Calhern, L., Litel, J., Morgan, R., Barrat, R., Sokoloff, V., Davenport, H., Warwick, R., Richman, C., Emery, G., Kingsford, W., Everton, P., Love, M., Sheridan, F., Hare, L., Jones, M. M., Roberts, F., Moore, D., Steiner, M., & Josephson, M. (2005). The life of Emile Zola (Special edition.). Turner Entertainment Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Dieterle et al.. 2005. The Life of Emile Zola. Turner Entertainment Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Dieterle et al.. The Life of Emile Zola Turner Entertainment Co, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dieterle, William, et al. The Life of Emile Zola Special edition., Turner Entertainment Co., 2005.

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