An Enemy of the People
1937, German. Directed by Hans Steinhoff.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans SteinhoffDirector
- Heinrich GeorgeDr. Hans Stockmann
- Herbert HübnerBürgermeister Stockmann
- Franziska KinzJohanna Stockmann
- Carsta LöckLehrerin Petra
- Hans RichterWalter Stockmann
- Albert FlorathWorse
- Fritz GenschowKapitän Holster
- Hubert von MeyerinckRedakteur Fink
- Ernst Fritz FürbringerMinisterialrat
- Bernhard MinettiMinister
- Hans Hermann SchaufußZeitungsbesitzer Dornbach
- Werner PledathSchulprofessor
Details
- Released
- 25 October 1937
- Original title
- Ein Volksfeind
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Erich Ebermayer, Hans Steinhoff
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What An Enemy of the People is based on
An Enemy of the People is based on An Enemy of the People, an 1882 dramatic work by Henrik Ibsen.
Dramatic work · 1882
An Enemy of the People
By Henrik Ibsen
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An Enemy of the People runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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An Enemy of the People isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1937. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like An Enemy of the People?
If you liked An Enemy of the People, try The German Lesson, The Young One, Stopped on Track.
Who directed An Enemy of the People?
An Enemy of the People (1937) was directed by Hans Steinhoff and stars Heinrich George, Herbert Hübner, Franziska Kinz.
What is An Enemy of the People based on?
An Enemy of the People is based on An Enemy of the People, an 1882 dramatic work by Henrik Ibsen.