The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)

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The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film) is an American biographical drama that chronicles the life and social activism of French writer Émile Zola, best known for its portrayal of the Dreyfus affair and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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instanceOf film
about social activism of Émile Zola
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
basedOn the life of Émile Zola
cinematographyBy Tony Gaudio
countryOfOrigin United States
director William Dieterle
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy Warren Low
filmingLocation Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank
format black-and-white
genre biographical drama
historical drama
hasTitle The Life of Emile Zola
language English
mainSubject Dreyfus affair
Émile Zola
musicBy Max Steiner
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Assistant Director
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring
originalLanguage English
portrays Alfred Dreyfus
Émile Zola
producer Hal B. Wallis
Henry Blanke
productionCompany Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1937-08-11
releaseYear 1937
runtime 116 minutes
screenwriter Geza Herczeg
Heinz Herald
Norman Reilly Raine
setInLocation France
setInPeriod 19th century
Dreyfus affair
starred Donald Crisp
Gale Sondergaard
Gloria Holden
John Litel
Joseph Schildkraut
Paul Muni

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Montagu Love appearedIn The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)
The Life of Emile Zola basedOn the life of Émile Zola
linked to: The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)
Paul Muni notableRole Émile Zola in The Life of Emile Zola
linked to: The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)
Carl Jules Weyl workedOn The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)
Holmes Herbert notableWork The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film)