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The Resource The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Present ; A Warner Bros. Picture ; Directed by William Dieterle ; Screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg ; Story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg

The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Present ; A Warner Bros. Picture ; Directed by William Dieterle ; Screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg ; Story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg

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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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (116 min.)
Note
  • Source material, Matthew Josephson's "Zola and his time."
  • 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.)
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
Isbn
9780790793078
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The Life of Emile Zola
Title
The Life of Emile Zola
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Present ; A Warner Bros. Picture ; Directed by William Dieterle ; Screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg ; Story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
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  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Awards note
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)
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JBL
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videorecording
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Life of Emile Zola (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Photography, Tony Gaudio ; film editor, Warren Low ; music, Max Steiner ; art director, Anton Grot ; costumes by Milo Anderson and Ali Hubert
Date time place
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1937
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: Rated G
Language note
In English; with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed captioned
PerformerNote
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)
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  • 1893-1972
  • 1895-1971
  • 1888-1954
  • 1895-1967
  • 1895-1964
  • 1899-1985
  • 1880-1974
  • 1908-1991
  • 1902-1979
  • 1891-1961
  • 1895-1956
  • 1892-1972
  • 1883-1956
  • 1889-1970
  • 1889-1962
  • 1866-1949
  • 1878-1965
  • 1870-1940
  • 1875-1945
  • 1881-1958
  • 1868-1948
  • 1877-1943
  • 1869-1943
  • 1875-1964
  • 1861-1940
  • 1925-2015
  • 1888-1971
  • 1899-1978
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  • Dieterle, William
  • Raine, Norman Reilly
  • Herald, Heinz
  • Herczeg, Géza
  • Muni, Paul
  • Schildkraut, Joseph
  • Sondergaard, Gale
  • Crisp, Donald
  • Holden, Gloria
  • O'Brien-Moore, Erin
  • O'Neill, Henry
  • Carnovsky, Morris
  • Calhern, Louis
  • Litel, John
  • Morgan, Ralph
  • Barrat, Robert
  • Sokoloff, Vladimir
  • Davenport, Harry
  • Warwick, Robert
  • Richman, Charles
  • Emery, Gilbert
  • Kingsford, Walter
  • Everton, Paul
  • Love, Montagu
  • Sheridan, Frank
  • Hare, Lumsden
  • Jones, Marcia Mae
  • Roberts, Florence
  • Moore, Dick
  • Steiner, Max
  • Josephson, Matthew
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
  • Turner Entertainment Co
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
116
Series statement
Best picture collection. Dramas
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  • Zola, Émile
  • Dreyfus, Alfred
  • Cézanne, Paul
  • France
  • Zola, Émile
  • Authors
  • Novelists, French
  • Men
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Trials (Treason)
  • Scandals
  • Politics and literature
  • Antisemitism
  • France
  • France
  • London (England)
  • Paris (France)
  • Spanish language materials
  • French language materials
  • Novelistas francés
  • Cézanne, Paul
  • Dreyfus, Alfred
  • Zola, Émile
  • France
  • Antisemitism
  • Authors
  • Intellectual life
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Men
  • Novelists, French
  • Politics and government
  • Politics and literature
  • Scandals
  • Trials
  • Trials (Treason)
  • England
  • France
  • France
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Present ; A Warner Bros. Picture ; Directed by William Dieterle ; Screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg ; Story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
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Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Source material, Matthew Josephson's "Zola and his time."
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocm57545711
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (116 min.)
Isbn
9780790793078
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569692527
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
66925
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; standard presentation (4:3) preserving the 1.37:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Life of Emile Zola, Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. Present ; A Warner Bros. Picture ; Directed by William Dieterle ; Screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg ; Story by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Source material, Matthew Josephson's "Zola and his time."
  • 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.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocm57545711
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (116 min.)
Isbn
9780790793078
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569692527
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
66925
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; standard presentation (4:3) preserving the 1.37:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby Digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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