A fictionalized account of famous French writer Émile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success documenting the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, his complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for espionage. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens an exposé, only to be charged with libel and now he must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.
Emile Zola
Lucie Dreyfus
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Alexandrine Zola
Maitre Labori
Nana
Charpentier
Colonel Picquart
Anatole France
Major Dort
Commander of Paris
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Paul Cezanne
Georges Clemenceau
Chief of Staff
Colonel Henry
M. Delagorgue
Minister of War
Colonel Sandherr
Assistant Chief of Staff
M. Cavaignac
M. Van Cassell
Mr. Richards
Helen Richards
Madame Zola
Pierre Dreyfus
Jeanne Dreyfus
(uncredited)