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A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.
Richard Dysart
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- TriviaThis 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.
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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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989)
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The missing McQueen.
As every McQueen fan knows,this is the one that we all want to see...The one film that brought McQueen out of the quiet years,the one film he fought hard to bring to the big screen only for the studio to pull it after a limited release because the character didn't seem to suit McQueens fans...Well after finally seeing the film you realize just how wrong and short sighted there where... McQueen is playing Dr Thomas Stockman,trying the speak out against the greedy town's people who don't want to hear the truth about their water in the prosperous spring spa as it will drive away all the tourists with their cash...McQueen is standing up to impossible odds..not refusing to stand down or bend his principles...This is the type of character McQueen played in nearly all his other roles.
Before i saw the film i did think that perhaps McQueen wouldn't be suited to the "serious acting role" that Dr Thomas Stockman required...boy was i wrong..McQueen gives an outstanding performance...one of the best of his career & this film should be brought back out on a special edition DVD(along with Tom Horn) so all the fans can see the tour de force the film really is....
A mention must also go to the supporting cast,particularly Charles Durning who's greed & corruption really sparks against McQueens honest Doctor...also nice to see the man in a suitcase Richard Bradford in a good strong role as the Captian.
In closing this is a great movie & if you have to bid a lot on e-bay for it then do so......
Before i saw the film i did think that perhaps McQueen wouldn't be suited to the "serious acting role" that Dr Thomas Stockman required...boy was i wrong..McQueen gives an outstanding performance...one of the best of his career & this film should be brought back out on a special edition DVD(along with Tom Horn) so all the fans can see the tour de force the film really is....
A mention must also go to the supporting cast,particularly Charles Durning who's greed & corruption really sparks against McQueens honest Doctor...also nice to see the man in a suitcase Richard Bradford in a good strong role as the Captian.
In closing this is a great movie & if you have to bid a lot on e-bay for it then do so......
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