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.


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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