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.
Cast
José Ferrer
Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Anton Walbrook
Maj. Esterhazy
Viveca Lindfors
Lucie Dreyfus
Leo Genn
Maj. Picquart
Emlyn Williams
Emile Zola
David Farrar
Mathieu Dreyfus
Donald Wolfit
Gen. Mercier
Herbert Lom
Maj. DuPaty de Clam
Harry Andrews
Maj. Henry
Felix Aylmer
Edgar Demange
Peter Illing
Georges Clemenceau
George Coulouris
Colonel Sandherr
Carl Jaffe
Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
Eric Pohlmann
Bertillon
John Chandos
Drumont
Ernest Clark
Prosecutor at First Dreyfus Trial
Anthony Ireland
Judge at First Dreyfus Trial
John Phillips
Prosecutor at Esterhazy Trial
Laurence Naismith
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
Michael Hordern
Prosecutor at Second Dreyfus Trial
Keith Pyott
Judge at Second Dreyfus Trial
Ronald Howard
Captain Avril
Charles Gray
Captain Brossard
Arthur Howard
Captain Lauth
Michael Trubshawe
English Publisher
Violet Gould
Old Woman
Malcolm Keen
President of France
Rachel Lemkov
Captain Dreyfus' Daughter
Crew
José Ferrer
Director
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Nicholas Halasz
Novel
Frank Clarke
Editor
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Otto Plaschkes
Second Assistant Director
Sam Zimbalist
Producer
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
Joan Johnstone
Hairdresser
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist
Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
John Logan
Sound Editor
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Douglas Gamley
Additional Music
Peter Diamond
Stunts
A.W. Watkins
Recording Supervision
Dora Wright
Production Manager
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Elliot Scott
Art Direction
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