
04 Oct 2019

Dolemite Is My Name
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
He'll hold you in silence as deep as your emotions!
A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.
Emile Zola
Lucie Dreyfus
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus
Alexandrine Zola
Maitre Labori
Nana
Charpentier
Colonel Picquart
Anatole France
Major Dort
Commander of Paris
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
Paul Cezanne
Georges Clemenceau
Chief of Staff
Colonel Henry
M. Delagorgue
Minister of War
Colonel Sandherr
Assistant Chief of Staff
04 Oct 2019
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
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