As viewers flock to celebrated film 'An Officer and a Spy,' about the anti-Semitism case, some say director's talent doesn't exonerate him

Filmmaker says he sees parallels between story of falsely accused French Jewish army officer and his own experiences, as he contends with controversy in #MeToo era

Director's new film about anti-Semitic persecution of French army officer is overshadowed by rape case

Jewish French army captain convicted -- and later exonerated -- of spying for the Germans in late 19th Century; case famously exposed anti-Semitism in France at the time

Jewish director, a fugitive from US since 1978 rape trial, to screen historical thriller about persecution of French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus