An Enemy of the People(Movie, 1989)

Name: An Enemy of the People
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: T01:39:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "Ganashatru" (Bengali/BN)

1h 39min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Ganashatru (Bengali: গণশত্রু Gônoshotru 'Enemy of the People') is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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About An Enemy of the People

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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Production country: India

Based on the work of: Henrik Ibsen ("An Enemy of the People")

Made by: NFDC

Original language: Bengali (BN)

Spoken languages: Bengali (BN)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/19/1990

Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Mamata Shankar, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Deepankar De, Subhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra

Director: Satyajit Ray

Producer: National Film Development Corporation of India

Screenwriter: Satyajit Ray

Film Editor: Dulal Dutta

Composer: Satyajit Ray

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"গণশত্রু"

Keywords: water supply

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