Movie

The Dreyfus Affair

L’affaire Dreyfus

Pseudo-documentary compiled by Lumière cameraman Francis Doublier in 1898: a stitched reel of unrelated actuality clips narrated as scenes from the Dreyfus case (trial, imprisonment, transport). Shown in Russia under producer Ivan Grunwald, it predated Méliès’s 1899 dramatic series and is cited as an early example of “reconstructed” or deceptive news film.

Director

Francis Doublier

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1898

Original language

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