An Enemy of the People
In this adaption of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's temple waters are dangerously contaminated. But with the community relying on the holy attraction for tourist dollars, his warnings go unheeded.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Released
- 1989
- Country
- India
Details
Release year: 1989
Storyline
In this adaption of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's temple waters are dangerously contaminated. But with the community relying on the holy attraction for tourist dollars, his warnings go unheeded.
Top credits
Soumitra Chatterjee — Dr. Ashok Gupta
Dhritiman Chatterjee — Nishith Gupta
Dipankar Dey — Haridas Bagchi
Ruma Guha Thakurta — Maya Gupta
Did you know
• Film debut and only film performance of Sharmi Chakraborty.
User reviews
So relevant in the Indian context
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
