The Life of Emile Zola
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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.
In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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
- 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
External link
Academy Award for Best Picture: Winners (1927-1940)†
1927–28: Wings, Sunrise |
1928–29: The Broadway Melody |
1929–30: All Quiet on the Western Front |
1930–31: Cimarron |
1931–32: Grand Hotel |
1932–33: Cavalcade |
1934: It Happened One Night |
1935: Mutiny on the Bounty |
1936: The Great Ziegfeld |
1937: The Life of Emile Zola |
1938: You Can't Take It with You |
1939: Gone with the Wind |
1940: Rebecca
†From 1927–1933, the Academy Awards did not follow a calendar year.
[Complete List] | [ Winners (1941–1960)] | [ Winners (1961–1980)] | [ Winners (1981–2000)] | [ Winners (2001– )]
Academy Award for Best Picture: Winners (1927-1940)†
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1927–28: Wings, Sunrise |
1928–29: The Broadway Melody |
1929–30: All Quiet on the Western Front |
1930–31: Cimarron |
1931–32: Grand Hotel |
1932–33: Cavalcade |
1934: It Happened One Night |
1935: Mutiny on the Bounty |
1936: The Great Ziegfeld |
1937: The Life of Emile Zola |
1938: You Can't Take It with You |
1939: Gone with the Wind |
1940: Rebecca
†From 1927–1933, the Academy Awards did not follow a calendar year. [Complete List] | [ Winners (1941–1960)] | [ Winners (1961–1980)] | [ Winners (1981–2000)] | [ Winners (2001– )]
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