Apparently tickled pink to be playing historical personages in a prestigious cable-TV production, the cast declaim like highschoolers at a regional Shakespeare competition.
In 1895, Captain Dreyfuss (Kenneth Colley) is convicted of treason by a French Military Tribunal; stripped of his rank, he's shipped off to Devil’s Island. To tie up the loose ends of a hasty trial, General Boisdeffre (Oliver Reed) relies on ambitious officer Captain Picquart (Richard Dreyfuss), but instead of clearing up minor inconsistencies he discovers shaky testimony and evidence manufactured by his rival, Major Henry (Peter Firth). Picquart determines that it was Major Esterhazy (Pa...
Released:
1991
Rated:
PG
Length:
88 mins