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Steve McQueen | ... |
Dr. Thomas Stockmann
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Bibi Andersson | ... |
Catherine Stockmann
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Charles Durning | ... |
Peter Stockmann
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Richard Dysart | ... |
Aslaksen
(as Richard A. Dysart)
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Michael Cristofer | ... |
Hovstad
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Michael Higgins | ... |
Billing
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Eric Christmas | ... |
Morten Kiil
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Robin Pearson Rose | ... |
Petra Stockmann
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Richard Bradford | ... |
Captain Forster
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John Levin | ... |
Ejlif Stockmann
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Ham Larsen | ... |
Morten Stockmann
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Louise Hoven | ... |
Randine
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Glenn Ransom |
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Leon Charles |
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Harry Frazier |
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Russ Marin |
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Delos V. Smith Jr. |
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Gregory Bell |
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Walter Stroud |
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Robert Clément |
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Thor Nielsen |
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Seamon Glass |
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John Voldstad |
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Kenneth White |
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Gene Ruymen |
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Michael Greene |
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Zachary Lewis |
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Kay E. Kuter |
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Bart Williams |
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Michael Vandever |
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Kenneth W. Tanner |
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Stan Stratton |
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Joseph G. Medalis |
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Jim Begg |
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Lillian Adams |
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Luce Rains | ... |
(as Steven Douglas Hartley)
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Jack Carol |
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Darel Glaser |
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Teddy Blue |
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Marc De Vries |
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Miriam Hendry |
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John Forker | ... |
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Directed by
George Schaefer |
Written by
Arthur Miller | ... | () (as adaptation for the American stage by) |
Alexander Jacobs | ... | (screenplay by) |
Henrik Ibsen | ... | (stage play written by) |
Produced by
Steve McQueen | ... | executive producer |
Philip L. Parslow | ... | associate producer (as Philip Parslow) |
George Schaefer | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Leonard Rosenman |
Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann |
Editing by
Sheldon Kahn |
Editorial Department
Robert Hernandez | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Jane Feinberg | ||
Mike Fenton |
Production Design by
Eugène Lourié |
Set Decoration by
Antony Mondello |
Costume Design by
Noel Taylor |
Makeup Department
Thomas Tuttle | ... | makeup artist (as Tom Tuttle) |
William Tuttle | ... | key makeup artist |
Gladys Witten | ... | hair stylist |
Barbara Lorenz | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Gordon A. Webb | ... | unit production manager (as Gordon Webb) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth | ... | first assistant director |
Edward Ledding | ... | second assistant director (as Ed Ledding) |
Art Department
Thomas Gark | ... | property master |
Bruce Edwin Gregory | ... | construction coordinator (as Edwin Gregory) |
Ray Jarvis | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Arthur Shippee | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
William Suvino | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Michael J. Kohut | ... | sound mixer / sound re-recording engineer |
William L. McCaughey | ... | sound re-recording engineer (as William McCaughey) |
Aaron Rochin | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
Keith Stafford | ... | sound effects editor |
Bill Becker | ... | cable person (uncredited) |
Morris Feingold | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Bill Doane | ... | special effects (as William Doane) |
Stunts
Loren Janes | ... | stunt double: Steve Mcqueen (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Ferra | ... | assistant camera |
Ron Frantzvog | ... | assistant camera (as Ronald Frantzvog) |
Edmond L. Koons | ... | camera operator (as Ed Koons) |
J. Michael Marlett | ... | gaffer (as Mike Marlett) |
Tom Prophet Jr. | ... | key grip (as Thomas Prophet) |
Mel Traxel | ... | still photographer |
Robert Duggan | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
Franklin Jones | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Lonnie Stewart | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
Thomas Thatcher | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wayne Reed | ... | costumer: men |
Lucille Cusolito | ... | costumer: women (uncredited) |
Music Department
George Brand | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Dorothy Aldrin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
James Davis | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Terry Gomaz | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Jim Jimenez | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Ben Jones | ... | transportation co-captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Andy Blumenthal | ... | dialogue coach |
Adrienne Luraschi | ... | assistant to producer |
Michael Neale | ... | production assistant |
Barbara Persons | ... | production accountant |
Judith Pritchard | ... | production secretary (as Judy Pritchard) |
Don Record | ... | titles designer: Pacific Title |
Art Sarno | ... | unit publicist |
Mark Jenkins | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Dolores Quinton | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
Joyce Thelen | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Don Zuckerman | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- Distrifilms (1978) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Enterprise Pictures Limited (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Hafbo (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Irfan Film (1979) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Pacific Title (titles designed by)
- Panavision (filmed with equipment by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's winter in a small southern Norwegian town in the late nineteenth century. After years of struggling, Dr. Thomas Stockmann and his family - his wife Catherine, their young adult daughter Petra, and their two adolescent sons Ejlif and Morten - have returned to town after being away for five years up north, he now well respected and successful as the medical resident of the Health Institute at Kirsten Springs, where he is also a board member. He devised the springs and institute as a center of therapeutic benefits on his own, but developed it with his brother, the town mayor, Peter Stockmann, who is the board chair. They have reinvigorated what was the financially crumbling town. Peter takes credit for giving Thomas this air of respectability, something that has never been important to Thomas, who would rather be seen as a man of conviction in doing the right thing. In this respect, Petra takes after her father. Thomas often writes articles for the local activist newspaper, The People's Daily Messenger, as part of doing the right thing. The Messenger's editor, Hovstad, who is attracted to Petra, sees the mayor as part of a group of townsfolk in positions of power solely for their own benefit - an old boys' club. Thomas' latest article, not yet published and what he wanted to investigate during the springs' off season before tourists start arriving in the spring, concerns the water supply at Kirsten Springs. As he feared, in the board's decision to locate the institute's water supply in the cheapest site and in the process dismissing Thomas' original recommendations, the water is being polluted, contaminated by being located downstream from a tannery. Through the story, Thomas wants to protect the overall public health, and does not want to be seen as a hero or extraordinary in doing so. When Peter finds out about the article, he does whatever he can to quash the story, including fear mongering, intimidation and using the power of being both the mayor and the board chair. His primary concern is increasing the viability of the institute by increasing the number of visitors, while doing as little as possible to increase costs, fixing the water problem, which he is not convinced even exists, being cost prohibitive. Although not his direct motivation, Peter is not averse to ruining Thomas' reputation in the process, making Thomas an enemy of the public which would make it easier to protect his own interests even more. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The tragedy of an honest man destroyed by a town's greed. [Video] See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This was a personal project for McQueen, as he made it to prove to many people that he could act. But Warner Bros. could not figure out how to distribute the film and decided not to release it domestically. It had a very brief theatrical release in New York a few years after McQueen's death. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989). See more » |
Quotes |
Dr. Thomas Stockmann:
You want me to keep quiet. Peter Stockmann: That's not what I said. Dr. Thomas Stockmann: You don't want me to say anything to the public. We may be talking about typhoid. Peter Stockmann: I said before, they're not that convinced there is any actual danger. Dr. Thomas Stockmann: My report is based on fact. You and the Administration insisted on building that water supply where it is to save money. You made a mistake! Now you're afraid to admit it. See more » |