Story of movie Prisoner Of Honor :
Prisoner of Honor is a 1991 British made-for-television drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed and Peter Firth. It was made by Warner Bros. Television and distributed by HBO, and centers on the famous Dreyfus Affair. Richard Dreyfuss co-produced the film with Judith James, from a screenplay by Ron Hutchinson.
| Prisoner of Honor | |
|---|---|
VHS Art cover | |
| Written by | Ron Hutchinson |
| Directed by | Ken Russell |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Oliver Reed Peter Firth Jeremy Kemp Brian Blessed Peter Vaughan Lindsay Anderson Martin Friend Kenneth Colley |
| Music by | Barry Kirsch |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Richard Dreyfuss Judith James |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Television HBO Pictures |
| Distributor | HBO |
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Screenplay
The film documents the events that saw a French Captain, Alfred Dreyfus, sent to Devil's Island for espionage near the end of the 19th century. Colonel Georges Picquart (Richard Dreyfuss) is given the job of justifying Dreyfus' sentence. Instead, he discovers that Dreyfus (Kenneth Colley), a Jew, was merely a convenient scapegoat for the actions of the true culprit, a member of the French General staff. His attempt to right the wrong sees his military career ended and the famous French author, Émile Zola (Martin Friend), found guilty of libel for publishing his 1898 open letter J'Accuse…!.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | Colonel Picquart |
| Oliver Reed | General de Boisdeffre |
| Peter Firth | Major Henry |
| Jeremy Kemp | General de Pellieux |
| Brian Blessed | General Gonse |
| Peter Vaughan | General Mercier |
| Lindsay Anderson | War Minister |
| Martin Friend | Émile Zola |
| Kenneth Colley | Captain Dreyfus |
| Catherine Neilson | Eloise |
Richard Dreyfuss stated in an interview that at one time, and before making Prisoner of Honour, he thought he was related by blood to Captain Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
