When Jack Warner, a Polish-born Jew, ordered all references to Dreyfus's Jewish origin expunged from the dialogue for fear of offending audiences, the director and writers got round it by having the camera pan over Dreyfus's file, which identifies him as a Jew. Notwithstanding Warner's intervention, the film remains one of the earliest and most explicit attacks against antisemitism until the 1950s, and one of the most anti-militarist until the 60s.
shareWhat movies are you thinking of while referring to 50's and 60's?
Wouldn't you consider "All Quiet on the Western Front" a more anti-militarist movie since "Emile Zola" focuses more on different subjects?
Westfront 1918 was an earlier anti-war film.
Also, there was All Quiet on the Western Front, though I think Lewis Milestone would prefer to say it is an 'honest' war film more than an 'anti-war' film.
Paths of Glory in the 1950s is also considered an 'anti-war' film. It shares similarities with The Life of Emile Zola in showing corruption of military officers.