Dreyfus

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

F. W. Kraemer, Milton Rosmer

Writers

Hans Rehfisch, Walter C. Mycroft, Reginald Berkeley

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

18 April 1931

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Cedric Hardwicke

  Captain Alfred Dreyfus

• 

  Charles Carson

  Colonel Georges Picquart

• 

  George Merritt

  Émile Zola

• Sam Livesey

  Fernand Labori

• 

  Beatrix Thomson

  Lucie Dreyfus

• 

  Garry Marsh

  Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy

• 

  Henry Caine

  Colonel Hubert-Joseph Henry

• George Skillan

  Major Armand du Paty de Clam

• Leonard Shepherd

  Georges Clemenceau

• Arthur Hardy

  General Auguste Mercier

• Gerald Kay Souper

  General Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre

• Alexander Sarner

  Matthieu Dreyfus