Ein Volksfeind

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 towns chief physician He considers the sanitary conditions to be intolerable and insists on a cleanup 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