Star Film catalog number 206, this is the first installment of the Dreyfus affair film series by Georges Melies. It is meant to be a realistic rendering of Dreyfus's arrest. Dreyfus was played by an iron-worker, who bore an uncanny resemblance to the officer.
Included in the "Georges Melies: First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)" DVD collection, released by Flicker Alley.