The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair, a Jewish army officer who is accused of treason..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, stuffy biopics where people stand around in velvet coats and shout about justice, you'll probably like this. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a Victorian carriage stuck in mud, you might want to skip it. It’s definitely for the type of person who owns...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
William Dieterle
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, stuffy biopics where people stand around in velvet coats and shout about justice, you'll probably like this. If you’re looking for something that moves faster than a Victorian carriage stuck in mud, you might want to skip it. It’s definitely for the type of person who owns too many history books and doesn't mind a bit of melodrama. Paul Muni is everywhere in this thing. He’s got that specific, loud style of acting where you can see the effort in hi..."
Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, Matthew Josephson
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