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The Life of Emile Zola (Special Edition)

William Dieterle (Director), Paul Muni (Actor), Joseph Schildkraut (Actor) Rated:
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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 262 ratings
IMDb7.2/10.0
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Genre Documentary, Drama
Format Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled, Multiple Formats
Contributor Montagu Love, John Litel, Lumsden Hare, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Gale Sondergaard, Hal B. Wallis, Robert Warwick, Geza Herczeg, Paul Everton, Frank Sheridan, Vladimir Sokoloff, Harry Davenport, Norman Reilly Rane, Louis Calhern, William Dieterle, Grant Mitchell, Walter Kingsford, Donald Crisp, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Joseph Schildkraut, Gilbert Emery, Charles Richman, Gloria Holden, Paul Muni, Morris Carnovsky, Ralph Morgan, Heinz Herald See more
Initial release date 2005-02-01
Language English
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Life of Emile Zola, The (DVD)

The story of one of the world's greatest writers, a man who proved that one voice can overcome injustice and change the course of a nation is immortalized in The Life of Emile Zola. From his days as a struggling writer in Paris to his first success with the publication of Nana and his brilliant J'accuse, which exposes the Dreyfuss affair as a gross miscarriage of justice to cover up government incompetence, Emile Zola grows into an important voice for art, truth and justice.

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Still as potently relevant today as it was in 1937, The Life of Emile Zola is a marvelously entertaining slab of Hollywood social issue-mongering. The life of the French writer is broadly sketched in the early going, but the film settles into its groove with the Dreyfus affair: the scandalous railroading of a military captain for treason, which shook France to its foundation in the 1890s. The elderly Zola's gradual involvement in the case, climaxing with his electrifying "J'accuse!" essay and subsequent trial for libel, is the heart and soul of the picture.

Warner Bros.' version of this story, directed by William Dieterle, carries over the passion (and hokum) of the previous year's Story of Louis Pasteur. It also retains that film's leading man, Paul Muni, who turns in an elaborately theatrical performance. The result was a box-office smash and three Oscars, for best picture, script, and supporting actor (Joseph Schildkraut, who plays Dreyfus). While the film occasionally creaks with Hollywood artifice, the clarion call of truth and outrage come through surprisingly strongly--indeed the film looks prescient as a warning about governments closing ranks to cover up mistakes. Mostly sidestepped is the anti-Semitic vitriol of the campaign against Dreyfus (his Jewishness is referenced only in a written report glimpsed for a moment). This is an old-fashioned barnburner that encourages the viewer to fan the flames. --Robert Horton

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ WHV66925DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ William Dieterle
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled, Multiple Formats
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 56 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 1, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp, Gloria Holden
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Hal B. Wallis
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Studio Distribution Services
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006HBV3W
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Norman Reilly Rane, Geza Herczeg, Heinz Herald
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 262 ratings

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Harry the Hat
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome film
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
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This is truly a one of the greatest films of all time.
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Leo A. Nealon
5.0 out of 5 stars I like historically accurate movies
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David Lamble
4.0 out of 5 stars Life of Emile Zola
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2012
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Another social commentary film. How high ranking officials ( in this case army generals) can look for a scape-goat to further their own importance and how one man with courage (Zola) can make a majority (to quote Jefferson, I think). Some liberties were taken with the historical facts but there is no doubting the performance of Muni -- first rate -- a very under-rated actor, I think
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Joseph M. Malham
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a Classic.
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2014
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Incredible performances by Paul Muni and Joseph Schildkraut and a superb supporting cast such as Donald Crisp, Louis Calhern, Harry Davenport and Gale Sondergard. The production design by the Warner technicians, down to the architecture, accoutrements and uniforms was amazing as well. What still amazes is that despite the fact the film is nearly 80 years old, "Emile Zola" does not go over the top with histrionic, over the top acting that was still the stock in trade of actors just coming out of the silent era ten years before. The strength and fire of Muni's Zola is matched by the intelligence and confidence of silence, telling glances, treachery and conspiracy spoken of in low and measured tones and, of course, the understated dignity and terrified anguish of Schildkraut's railroaded Dreyfus. A great film that even today could be used in both history classes and acting classes. In the latter it would be a great tutorial in how American actors at one time were more like those produced by the British stage and cinema even today; professionals who knew their work, took it seriously and understood the difference between being a star and being good. All around well acted, well scripted, well mounted film that came by the designation "classic" honestly.
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James R. Morrella
5.0 out of 5 stars THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (Soecial Edition)
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014
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Another great performance by Muni, great direction and production values. If you do not know French history this may not help you much concerning Zola and where he stands. Those associated with the film shared Zola's radical/socialist views (which are never even discussed in the film). France was, during Zola's life, swinging between Monarchy, Empire, Republicanism and socialism (which was vying for control - then and now). Zola always was concerned with what he perceived with injustice - he was often right.

In any case the film disposes of much of his early and mid-life and then concentrates on his taking on the Dreyfus case. If for no other reason Zola deserves to be extoled for his courage in demanding justice for Dreyfus. This film gives the best discussion on film of what happened. Joseph Schidkraut was the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Dreyfus. Highly suggest you get this.
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THarris
5.0 out of 5 stars Story of a COURAGEOUS Journalist
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017
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I really liked this movie. I am trying to view all of the Oscar winning movies over time and have been fascinated by the good quality of the movies made over 80 years ago. I am learning a great deal of history. No movies are ever made about World War I anymore or about the last of the 19th or early 20th centuries. This movie was inspirational showing what a really brave person will do to show the truth. It shows how journalism can be an amazing force for truth and justice if used in the right way.
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Shop-a-holic
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but too long
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
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Surprised it won Best Picture. Still a classic film from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Worth seeing once. Seemed overly long.
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Dr. Larmeister
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing movie.
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2014
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This is really good movie and what's fascinating to me is that if you look up in the encyclopedia you will see the pictures of these guys involved in this scandal - the casting was unbelievably accurate as far as the way they looked. The other thing that I like is that it's fairly accurate to the true story unlike so-called "based on a true story" movies today which is mostly given over to total "creative license" to change everything so that it has very little resemblance to historical facts.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran clásico ganador del Óscar por fin en Blu-Ray!
Reviewed in Mexico on May 6, 2024
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Soy fan de las películas clásicas ganadoras del Premio Oscar, y cuando supe que Warner Archive Collection había restaurado en formato Blu-Ray "The Life of Emile Zola" la compré de inmediato.
Llegó rápido y en perfectas condiciones, lo mejor es que se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca. El único inconveniente es que me cobraron costo de envío, cuando yo soy cliente Prime y según todos los envíos son gratis.
Si eres fan de la historia del cine debes tener este título en tu colección
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gran clásico ganador del Óscar por fin en Blu-Ray!
Reviewed in Mexico on May 6, 2024
Soy fan de las películas clásicas ganadoras del Premio Oscar, y cuando supe que Warner Archive Collection había restaurado en formato Blu-Ray "The Life of Emile Zola" la compré de inmediato.
Llegó rápido y en perfectas condiciones, lo mejor es que se ve espectacular, mejor que nunca. El único inconveniente es que me cobraron costo de envío, cuando yo soy cliente Prime y según todos los envíos son gratis.
Si eres fan de la historia del cine debes tener este título en tu colección
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joseluis
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifica
Reviewed in Spain on January 19, 2023
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Colecciono películas con oscar a la mejor película y esta es muy buena .
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Michael Sommer
5.0 out of 5 stars Life of Emile Zola.
Reviewed in France on February 15, 2019
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Good bio-pic. of famous French, liberal writer. His observances were much motivated by what he saw a
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angelo pasotti
4.0 out of 5 stars Life of Emile Zola
Reviewed in Italy on September 7, 2014
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Life of Emile Zola ottimo film e interessante storia in un contesto d'epoca assai lontana ma forse sempre attuale nella nostra societa
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film
Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2012
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Excellent film pure classic cinema. Highly recommended to anyone who loves Paul Muni or not! They just don't make films like they use to.
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