Georges Méliès
Director
The Dreyfus Affair (1899)
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.
Genres: Biography, Drama, Short
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Production Companies: Star Film
Country: France
Languages:
No Language
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13 min
Nov. 4, 1899
Released
NR