Hal B. Wallis (1898–1986)
Author of The Life of Emile Zola [1937 film]
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- Canonical name
- Wallis, Hal B.
- Legal name
- Wallis, Harold Brent
- Other names
- Wolowicz, Aaron Blum (original name)
- Birthdate
- 1898-10-19
- Date of death
- 1986-10-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
- Occupations
- film producer
- Relationships
- Hyer, Martha (wife)
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The Life of Emile Zola
The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair. (From IMDb)
Substance: How Emile Zola became a famous writer and political gadfly, was persuaded to support Albert Dreyfus when convicted of treason, and ultimately triumphed despite personal disasters. (Reviews available on-line).
As mentioned by others, the producers managed to do the whole famous drama without once mentioning that Dreyfus was scapegoated because he was a Jew.
Style: Morality play in the style of the time, but a well-done portrait of Zola. Muni as Zola really does an excellent job, and the director uses some nice business.… (more)
As mentioned by others, the producers managed to do the whole famous drama without once mentioning that Dreyfus was scapegoated because he was a Jew.
Style: Morality play in the style of the time, but a well-done portrait of Zola. Muni as Zola really does an excellent job, and the director uses some nice business.… (more)
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- Rating
- 4.2
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