An Enemy of the People (1989)
Ganashatru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 39min
- Drama
- 28 Jun 1989 (France)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Soumitra Chatterjee | ... |
Dr. Ashok Gupta
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| Dhritiman Chatterjee | ... |
Nishith Gupta
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| Dipankar Dey | ... |
Haridas Bagchi
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| Ruma Guha Thakurta | ... |
Maya Gupta
(as Ruma Guhathakurta)
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| Mamata Shankar | ... |
Indrani Gupta
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| Subhendu Chatterjee | ... |
Biresh Guha
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| Manoj Mitra |
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Bhishma Guhathakurta | ... |
Ranen Haldar
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Satya Bannerjee | ... |
Landlord
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Rajaram Yagnik | ... |
Mr. Bhargav
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Ashok Bera |
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharya |
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Sharmi Chakraborty |
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Ajit Chatterjee |
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Purna Chattopadhyay |
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Arup Pal Chowdhury |
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Bishwanath Dasgupta |
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Kamal Deb |
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Subhashish Dutta |
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Prabir Ganguly |
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Pinaki Ghosh |
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Tinu Ghosh |
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Sourin Maity |
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Somenath Majumdar |
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Gobinda Mukherjee |
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Monu Mukherjee |
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Purnendu Mukherjee |
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Subhransu Mukherjee |
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Prabhat Mukhopadhyay | ... |
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Sunil Nath |
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Shankar Patra |
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Pramod Ranjan Prasad | ... |
(as Pramodranjan Prasad)
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Kumar Saha |
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Masur Sengupta |
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Nirmalya Acharya | ... | (research) |
| Henrik Ibsen | ... | (play "En folkefiende") |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Ravi Malik | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Cinematography by
| Barun Raha | ||
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Kashinath Bose | ... | assistant editor |
| K. Mani | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ashoke Bose | ||
Makeup Department
| Ananta Das | ... | makeup artist |
| Bishu Das | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Balai Adhya | ... | assistant production manager |
| Sudhansu Chatterjee | ... | production manager (as Sudhanshu Chatterjee) |
| Trailokya Das | ... | assistant production manager |
| Bhanu Ghosh | ... | production manager |
| Bijan Mondal | ... | assistant production manager |
| Surajit Sengupta | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ramen Chatterjee | ... | assistant director |
| Subrata Lahiri | ... | assistant director |
| Sandip Ray | ... | special assistant director |
| Ramesh Sen | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bhola Mali | ... | assistant art director |
| Shatadal Mitra | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Jyoti Chatterjee | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | re-recording |
| Anup Mukhyopadhyay | ... | additional sound recordist (as Anup Mukhopadhyay) |
| Mahendra Ram | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Sujit Sarkar | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Amulya Das | ... | lighting assistant |
| Anil Ghosh | ... | assistant camera |
| Nemai Ghosh | ... | still photographer (as Nimai Ghosh) |
| Benu Mazumdar | ... | lighting assistant |
| Tulsi Mitra | ... | lighting assistant |
| Dukhiram Naskar | ... | lighting assistant |
| A. Natarajan | ... | assistant camera |
| S. Raju | ... | assistant camera |
| Sudama Ram | ... | assistant camera |
| Gyanchand Rikki | ... | assistant camera (as Gyanchand Rikhi) |
| Hirak Sen | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bablu Das | ... | wardrobe |
| Ratan Lal | ... | wardrobe (as Ratanlal) |
Music Department
| Sushanta Banerjee | ... | background music recordist |
| Aloknath Dey | ... | background music assistant (as Alok Dey) |
Additional Crew
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production controller |
Thanks
| Kanti Bhushan Bakshi | ... | acknowledgment (as Dr. Kantibhushan Bakshi) |
| Dinesh Chandra Mallick | ... | acknowledgment (as Dr. Dineshchandra Mallick) |
| Bijoya Ray | ... | acknowledgment (as Shrimati Bijoya Ray) |
| Balai Sarkar | ... | acknowledgment (as Shri Balai Sarkar) |
| Dipankar Sarkar | ... | acknowledgment (as Shri Dipankar Sarkar) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Connoisseur Video (1992) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways. |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Referenced in One Hundred and One Nights (1995). See more » |
| Quotes |
Indrani Gupta:
The honest always suffer the most. See more » |