Paul Muni is dynamite in what is probably the first great courtroom drama of cinema. The director overdoes it a bit in pointing out Zola's complacency and descent into lavishness. A good message film with only a little imbalance.
This review of The Life of Emile Zola (1937) was written by Nate W on 07 Aug 2010.
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