Dreyfus (1931)

7.0/10 92 min Drama History

Overview

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, Major Esterhazy. When investigations begin into the dubious evidence used in the trial, an institutional coverup begins, aided by fears of army disgrace and anti-Semitic paranoia against Dreyfus. But a determined group, headed by prominent author Émile Zola, leads a mounting public call to reopen the Dreyfus case.

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke

Captain Alfred Dreyfus

Charles Carson

Colonel Georges Picquart

George Merritt

Émile Zola

Beatrix Thomson

Lucie Dreyfus

Garry Marsh

Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

Henry Caine

Colonel Hubert-Joseph Henry

Frederick Leister

Edgar Demange

J. Fisher White

General Georges-Gabriel de Pellieux

Abraham Sofaer

Dubois

George Zucco

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac

Nigel Barrie

Captain Jules Lauth

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