Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
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- Jose Ferrer has directed a relatively inexpensive, black-and-white version of the unjust conviction of Alfred Dreyfus, a captain in the French army at the turn of the century, just before the First World War. It moves quickly, is efficiently staged, and doesn't linger over the maudlin.
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I Accuse is an almost perfect retelling of the Dreyfus affair which stars Jose Ferrer as Dreyfus. Ferrer also directed a perfectly cast film of mostly British players. You truly believe you are watching history unfold as his accusers do their utmost to bury Ferrer's body and soul on Devil's Island.
Even today to misread this movie as an earnest depiction of the assisted suicide issue is to fall into the trap that the Nazis originally intended audiences to fall into: a false belief that the Nazis were thinking of the greater good and had the best intentions.
Overall this film does a good job of exploring issues which society does not like to face and builds suspense and emotional power without resorting to the overdone histrionics that might be expected from American television or Hollywood's dealing with such an explosive issue.
Sep 10, 2012 · Ferrer, the star/director, plays Capt Dreyfus, of French military intelligence, with a contained dignity, highlighted by the histrionics of his outraged enemies (notably Lom and Wolfit).
Kimberly Jansen (Estella Warren) is a single mother who lives in a small Canadian town. After cutting her hand at a party, she visits the hospital to seek what she assumes will be routine...
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Jan 5, 2019 · Not quite the emotional tour de force the material demands, despite superb performances from Jose Ferrer (who also directs) as Dreyfus and Anton Walbrook as the actual traitor who is all too willing to let the Jewish officer be scapegoated. Cinematography by the brilliant Freddie Young. ★★★ Watched by Aardsy 05 Jan 2019. I watch!
I Accuse!: Directed by José Ferrer. With José Ferrer, Anton Walbrook, Viveca Lindfors, Leo Genn. In 1894 France, a Jewish officer in the French Army is falsely accused of spying for Germany.
