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THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA – Max Steiner
GREATEST SCORES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Original Review by Craig Lysy
In 1936 Warner Brothers Studio executives Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke received a proposal from Heinz Herald, a literary agent, that they consider a making a biopic film of Émile Zola and the infamous Dreyfus Affair. Wallis and Blanke were favorably disposed to the idea and hired Harold and Geza Herczeg to write the script. Their 200-page script was accepted, but underwent editing by Herczeg, Wallis, director William Dieterle and actor Paul Muni. The final script was approved in early 1937, and Blanke was assigned production with a budget of $699,000. William Dieterle was tasked with directing, and a fine staff was assembled, including Paul Muni as Émile Zola, Gloria Holden as Alexandrine Zola, Gale Sondergaard as Lucie Dreyfus, and Joseph Schildkraut as Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Read more…
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