Living People in "It Was Just an Accident"
It doesn’t offer an absolute answer for the dialectical ethical questions that emerged in search of justice but portrays the characters as living people beyond the identities of victims.
An Enemy of the People (1978)
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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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.
Rating:G
Genre:Drama
Written By:Alexander Jacobs
In Theaters:3/17/1978
Box Office:
Runtime:107 minutes
Studio:First Artists, Solar Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
George Schaefer
Director
Steve McQueen
Dr. Thomas Stockmann
Charles Durning
Peter Stockmann
Bibi Andersson
Catherine Stockmann
Eric Christmas
Morten Kiil
Michael Cristofer
Hovstad
Richard Dysart
Aslaksen
Michael Higgins
Billing
Richard Bradford
Captain Forster
Ham Larsen
Morten Stockmann
John Levin
Ejlif Stockmann
Robin Pearson Rose
Petra Stockmann
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