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Ein Volksfeind (1937)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Hans Steinhoff

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Heinrich George
Heinrich George
Dr. Hans Stockmann
Herbert Hübner
Herbert Hübner
Bürgermeister Stockmann
Franziska Kinz
Franziska Kinz
Johanna Stockmann
Carsta Löck
Carsta Löck
Lehrerin Petra
Hans Richter
Hans Richter
Walter Stockmann
Albert Florath
Albert Florath
Worse
Fritz Genschow
Fritz Genschow
Kapitän Holster
Hubert von Meyerinck
Hubert von Meyerinck
Redakteur Fink
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ministerialrat
Bernhard Minetti
Bernhard Minetti
Minister
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Zeitungsbesitzer Dornbach
Werner Pledath
Werner Pledath
Schulprofessor
Olga Limburg
Olga Limburg
Patientin
Klaus Pohl
Klaus Pohl
Georg H. Schnell
Georg H. Schnell
Ministerialdirektor Prof. Köster

Crews

Hans Steinhoff
Hans Steinhoff
Director

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