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An Enemy of the People (1978)

G ★ 6.8/10 107 min Drama United States English
Adaptation: Arthur Miller
Screenplay by: Alexander Jacobs
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Streaming: Not available
The tragedy of a an honest man destroyed by a town's greed.

Description

A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the village is not so unspoiled. In fact, the runoff from the local tanning mill has contaminated the water to a dangerous degree. The town fathers argue that cleaning up the mess would be far too expensive and the publicity would destroy the town's reputation, so therefore news of the pollution should be suppressed. Dr. Stockmann decides to fight to get the word out to the people, but receives as very mixed reaction.

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Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen Dr. Thomas Stockmann
Charles Durning
Charles Durning Peter Stockmann
Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson Catherine Stockmann
Eric Christmas
Eric Christmas Morten Kiil
Michael Cristofer
Michael Cristofer Hovstad
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart Aslaksen
Michael Higgins Billing
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford Captain Forster

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