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I Accuse!

Where:

🇫🇷 France

When:

The 1890s

Based on the celebrated Captain Dreyfus case! — 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.

Released in 1958 — 99 minutes

Genres:

Drama History

Language:

English