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
Released as Nazism rose in Germany, the film's antisemitism warnings were tragically ignored by contemporary audiences.
Oskar Homolka's Esterházy is all sweaty guilt and smug corruption—a performance so slimy you can smell it through the screen.
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