An Enemy of the People

When the residents of a Bengal town fall victim to a deadly plague, Dr. Ashok Gupta (Soumitra Chatterjee) traces the problem to a temple's water supply. But when he tries to rally public attention, Gupta encounters fierce resistance from politicians more eager to ensure a steady flow of temple profits, rather than risk the scandal that exposure could bring. India's legendary Satyajit Ray's surehanded adaptation of Ibsen's landmark drama bears his trademark wit and irony in this update of a timeless tale of unchecked greed.