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I Accuse!

"Based on the celebrated Captain Dreyfus case!"

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.

Top Cast

  • José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    Captain Alfred Dreyfus

  • Anton Walbrook

    Anton Walbrook

    Maj. Esterhazy

  • Viveca Lindfors

    Viveca Lindfors

    Lucie Dreyfus

  • Leo Genn

    Leo Genn

    Maj. Picquart

  • Emlyn Williams

    Emlyn Williams

    Emile Zola

  • David Farrar

    David Farrar

    Mathieu Dreyfus

  • Donald Wolfit

    Donald Wolfit

    Gen. Mercier

  • Herbert Lom

    Herbert Lom

    Maj. DuPaty de Clam

  • Harry Andrews

    Harry Andrews

    Maj. Henry

Overview

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.

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