Overview
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 as Captain Alfred Dreyfus
- Anton Walbrook as Maj. Esterhazy
- Viveca Lindfors as Lucie Dreyfus
- Leo Genn as Maj. Picquart
- Emlyn Williams as Emile Zola
- David Farrar as Mathieu Dreyfus
- Donald Wolfit as Gen. Mercier
- Herbert Lom as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
- Harry Andrews as Maj. Henry
- Felix Aylmer as Edgar Demange