An Enemy of the People

Name: An Enemy of the People
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-03-17
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi Andersson, Eric Christmas, Michael Cristofer

1978·Movie·G·107 min·★ 6.8(16)

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“The tragedy of a an honest man destroyed by a town's greed.”

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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About An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People is a 1978 English-language drama film directed by George Schaefer. The cast is led by Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi Andersson. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube Free.

An Enemy of the People was produced by First Artists, Solar Productions, and Warner Bros. Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on March 17, 1978, and carries a G certification.

Director: George Schaefer
Writers: Alexander Jacobs
Release date: March 17, 1978
Original language: English
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Production: First Artists, Solar Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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An Enemy of the People cast & crew

An Enemy of the People was directed by George Schaefer and written by Alexander Jacobs.

The cast features Steve McQueen as Dr. Thomas Stockmann, Charles Durning as Peter Stockmann, Bibi Andersson as Catherine Stockmann, Eric Christmas as Morten Kiil, Michael Cristofer as Hovstad, and Richard Dysart as Aslaksen.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Leonard Rosenman, cinematography is by Paul Lohmann, and it was produced by Steve McQueen and George Schaefer.

Is An Enemy of the People worth watching?

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, An Enemy of the People is worth a place on your watchlist.

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