The Life of Emile Zola
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Starring | Paul Muni Gale Sondergaard Joseph Schildkraut Gloria Holden Donald Crisp |
| Release date(s) | August 11, 1937 |
| Running time | 116 min |
| Language | English |
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The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 movie biography of famous French author Émile Zola. It depicts his friendship with noted painter Paul Cézanne and his involvement in the Dreyfus affair. The film was a great success both critically and financially, and is generally regarded as the best biographical film made up to that time and for many years after. [citation needed]
In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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Cast and crew
Main Crew
- Directed by: William Dieterle
- Written by: Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herlad and Geza Herczeg
- story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
- after Matthew Josephson's book Zola and His Time
- Produced by: Henry Blanke
- Music by: Max Steiner (head of department, Leo F. Forbstein)
- Cinematography by: Tony Gaudio
- Film Editing by: Warren Low
- Art Direction by: Anton Grot
- Assistant director: Russel Saunders
Cast
- Paul Muni as Émile Zola
- Gale Sondergaard as Lucie Dreyfus
- Joseph Schildkraut as Captain Alfred Dreyfus
- Gloria Holden as Alexandrine Zola
- Donald Crisp as Maitre Labori
- Erin O'Brien-Moore as Nana
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Paul Cézanne
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Henry Blanke, producer
- Supporting Actor: Joseph Schildkraut
- Best Writing, Screenplay: Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg and Norman Reilly Raine
Academy Award nominations
- Best Actor: Paul Muni
- Best Art Direction: Anton Grot
- Best Assistant Director: Russell Saunders
- Best Director: William Dieterle
- Best Music, Score: Max Steiner, awarded to Leo F. Forbstein
- Best Sound, Recording: Nathan Levinson (Warner Bros. SSD)
- Best Writing, Original Story: Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
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Categories
Articles with unsourced statements | 1937 films | Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award nominated performance | Best Picture Academy Award winners | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winning performance | Biographical films | Dreyfus affair | United States National Film Registry | Warner Bros. films | Black and white films | Films based on biographies