"An Officer and a Spy," directed by Roman Polanski, recounts the true story of Alfred Dreyfus, a French captain falsely accused of treason in 1894 due to antisemitism. The film opens with Dreyfus's humiliating cashiering ceremony, where he proclaims his innocence. It focuses on Georges Picquart, an officer who investigates and ultimately helps exonerate Dreyfus. The narrative explores themes of honor, official misconduct, and the struggles against reputational damage while paralleling Polanski's personal history and his own quest for redemption in light of past actions.
The film, whose original French title is "J'Accuse," tells the story of the French captain Alfred Dreyfus, who was wrongly convicted of treason, in 1894.
Polanski wrote the movie with Robert Harris, and it starts not with Dreyfus's arrest but with his cashiering ceremony in the courtyard of the École Militaire.
Dreyfus, played by Louis Garrel, loudly declares his innocence, both to his brothers-in-arms and to the braying public outside the gates.
The movie's protagonist is Georges Picquart, the officer whose investigations eventually helped exonerate Dreyfus, despite not being well disposed toward him.
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