L'Affaire Dreyfus

In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French officer Alfred Dreyfus makes an ideal culprit. For lack of evidence, the War Ministry creates a damning document Dreyfus overwhelming. Judged and sentenced, Dreyfus is deported to Devil's Island. In 1896, the Army flushed out the real culprit. The truth broke out in 1898 thanks to the mobilization of intellectuals shaken by Zola's "J'accuse!"

Director

Yves Boisset

Screenplay

Yves Boisset

Screenplay

Jorge Semprún

Novela

Jean-Denis Bredin

Status

Released

Release date

18/05/1995

Original language

French