---
title: 'The Life of Emile Zola (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-of-emile-zola-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029146/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

1937 · 116 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 American biographical film about the 19th-century French author Émile Zola starring Paul Muni and directed by William Dieterle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Screenplay:** [Norman Reilly Raine](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-reilly-raine), [Géza Herczeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/geza-herczeg), [Heinz Herald](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-herald)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Henry Blanke](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-blanke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)
- **Editor:** [Warren Low](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-low)

## Cast

- [John Litel](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-litel)
- [Ralph Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-morgan)
- [Florence Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-roberts)
- [Gale Sondergaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-sondergaard)
- [Lumsden Hare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lumsden-hare)
- [Donald Crisp](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-crisp)
- [Dickie Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/dickie-moore-2)
- [Gilbert Emery](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-emery)
- [Paul Muni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-muni) as Émile Zola
- [Henry O'Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-o-neill)
- [Charles Richman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-richman)
- [Harry Davenport](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-davenport)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)
- [Robert Barrat](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-barrat)
- [Gloria Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-holden)

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