An Enemy of the People (1937)
Before the First World War, Dr. Hans Stockmann had a practice in a small town. His powerhungry brother is the mayor of Bad Trimburg, which has developed into a respectable resort. Dr. Stockmann is called in to become the town’s chief physician. He considers the sanitary conditions to be intolerable and insists on a clean-up. His ambitious brother and all those who, till now, have profited well from the corner cutting, are, of course, against that for financial reasons. The doctor is condemned from all sides and the conflict escalates.
Director: Hans Steinhoff
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Heinrich George as Dr. Hans Stockmann |
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Herbert Hübner as Bürgermeister Stockmann |
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Franziska Kinz as Johanna Stockmann |
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Carsta Löck as Lehrerin Petra |
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Hans Richter as Walter Stockmann |
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Albert Florath as Worse |
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Fritz Genschow as Kapitän Holster |
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Hubert von Meyerinck as Redakteur Fink |
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Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Ministerialrat |
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Bernhard Minetti as Minister |
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Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Zeitungsbesitzer Dornbach |
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Werner Pledath as Schulprofessor |
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Olga Limburg as Patientin |
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Klaus Pohl as |
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Georg H. Schnell as Ministerialdirektor Prof. Köster |
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Eberhard Bartke as Frederik Stockmann |
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Heinz von Cleve as Redakteur Hofstetten |
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Claire Reigbert as Frau Kettler |
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Walter Werner as Medizinalrat Dr. Kettler |
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Ernst Legal as Baumeister |
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Karl Etlinger as Apotheker |
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Ernst Rotmund as Hotelier |
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Erich Dunskus as Schlachtermeister |
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Eduard Wenck as Bäckermeister |
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Bruno Harprecht as Schuldirektor Knittel |
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Eduard Bornträger as Schulprofessor |
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Helmut Bautzmann as 1. Arbeiter |
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Adolf Fischer as 2. Arbeiter |
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Heinz Berghaus as 1. Bürger von Trimburg |
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Werner Bernhardt as 2. Bürger von Trimburg |
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Walter Brückner as 3. Bürger von Trimburg |
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Willy Brüdjam as |
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Gerhard Dammann as 1. Teilnehmer bei der Versammlung Dr. Stockmanns |
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Aribert Grimmer as Ein Verwalter |
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Günther Hadank as Wenger, Mitarbeiter des Ministers |
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Willi Höpp as |
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Käthe Kamossa as Fabrikangestellte |
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Alexander Kökert as |
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Siegfried Lange as Ein Zwischenrufer |
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Philipp Manning as |
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Ulla Ronge as Lehrerin Fräulein Büttner |
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Michael von Newlinsky as Aufrührer |
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Carl Zickner as 3. Teilnehmer bei der Versammlung Dr. Stockmanns |
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Bruno Ziener as Bürovorsteher Weber |
| Directing | Hans Steinhoff | Director |
| Writing | Henrik Ibsen | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Erich Ebermayer | Writer |
| Writing | Hans Steinhoff | Writer |
| Camera | Karl Puth | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz | Editor |
| Sound | Clemens Schmalstich | Music |