04 November 1899 Drama 13 mins
The first movie ever censored for political reasons. The title refers to the then contemporaneous Dreyfus affair in which a Jewish military officer was falsely convicted of treason, and it was alleged that he was framed due to anti-semitism.
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Georges Méliès as Fernand Labori
Georges Méliès Director
El caso Dreyfus Trailer
France 04 November 1899
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