One of Steve McQueen's last films which sat on a shelf for a bit & was a passion project for the late, great action star. People tells the story of a doctor who's spring, which was cultivated as a means for the townsfolk to heal themselves, is now a source of pollution. In an effort to alert his fellow neighbors of the dangers, his unscrupulous brother, who happens to be the mayor, turns against him fearing the town's future financial well-being to be in jeopardy. Adapted by Arthur Miller from an Ibsen play, this is more a filmed play than a film. One wonders why McQueen, an actor who staked his claim on less is more (he would periodically cut dialogue from his scripts) would value this talky, preachy exercise. Look for Ingmar Bergman regular Bibi Andersson as his wife.
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