I Accuse!

“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.

Director

José Ferrer

Screenplay

Gore Vidal

Novela

Nicholas Halasz

Music

William Alwyn

Status

Released

Release date

05/03/1958

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 2 M

Box office

US$ 1 M