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Dreyfus (1930)

Dreyfus poster
Directed by
Richard Oswald
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Dreyfus affair. It follows the false conviction and public humiliation of a French army officer.

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What happens

Dreyfus is a 1930 German drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Fritz Kortner, Grete Mosheim, and Heinrich George. It portrays the Dreyfus affair and is based on a novel by Bruno Weil. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. In the United States the film was released under the alternative title The Dreyfus Case. The film was remade the following year in Britain with Cedric Hardwicke in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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