In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accused of espionage. Found guilty of treason he is drummed out of the army and sent to prison on Devil's Island.
Acting
Kortner's silent suffering through the degradation ceremony.
Production
Devil's Island sequences shot with claustrophobic dread.
Writing
Zola's 'J'Accuse' staged as theatrical thunderclap.
Director
Richard Oswald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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