Main Cast: Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, Bibi Andersson, Eric Christmas, Michael Cristofer
Release Year: 1978
Country: US
Run Time: 103 minutes
Plot
Steve McQueen served as both star and executive producer for this film version of the drama by Henrik Ibsen, which was adapted by Arthur Miller. When Dr. Thomas Stockmann (McQueen) discovers that a tannery has dangerously polluted a hot spring in his community, he feels that it is his duty to share this information with the people. However, a number of prominent citizens (including Stockmann) intended to use the hot springs as the centerpiece of a health spa, and Tom's brother Peter (Charles Durning), the town's mayor, contends that a clean-up of the spring would be impractical, expensive, and would scare off potential customers. Stockmann is still eager to share his story with the community, but the town council is determined to silence him, and in time they turn public opinion against him. The outcry against Stockmann's activism eventually ruins his medical practice and drives a wedge between Stockmann and his wife Catherine (Bibi Andersson). While An Enemy of the People became a pet project for McQueen, it received indifferent reviews and poor distribution, opening in only a few scattered American cities several years after it was completed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Richard Dysart - Aslaksen; Michael Higgins - Billing; Richard Bradford - Capt. Forster; Ham Larsen - Morten Stockmann; John Levin - Ejlif Stockmann; Robin Pearson Rose - Petra Stockmann; Lillian Adams; Darel Glaser; Seamon Glass; Michael Greene; Kay Kuter; Russ Marin; Joseph Medalis; Walter Stroud; John Voldstad; Kenneth White; Jim Begg; Jack Carol; Harry Frazier
Credit
Noel Taylor - Costume Designer, George Schaefer - Director, Sheldon Kahn - Editor, Steve McQueen - Executive Producer, Leonard Rosenman - Composer (Music Score), Eugène Lourié - Production Designer, Paul Lohmann - Cinematographer, George Schaefer - Producer, Anthony Mondello - Set Designer, Michael J. Kohut - Sound/Sound Designer, Alexander Jacobs - Screenwriter, Arthur Miller - Screenwriter, Henrik Ibsen - Play Author
