The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film directed by William Dieterle, portraying the French author's rise to literary fame, his friendship with the painter Paul Cezanne, and his crusade for justice during the Dreyfus affair. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the ceremony held in 1938, becoming the second biographical film to win the award after The Great Ziegfeld, and the first Best Picture winner for Warner Bros.
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Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2 AwardAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 2 Release Year Connections
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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August 11, 1937
The Life of Emile Zola, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.
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The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.
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