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Enemy Of The People (other)
Enemy of the people is a term used as a designation for the political or class opponents of the subgroup in power within a larger group. Enemy of the people may also refer to: * ''An Enemy of the People'', a 1882 play by Henrik Ibsen ** An Enemy of the People (1958 film), ''An Enemy of the People'' (1958 film), an Australian adaptation of the play ** ''An Enemy of the People'', a 1950 play by Arthur Miller, adapted from Ibsen's play *** An Enemy of the People (1978 film), ''An Enemy of the People'' (1978 film), based on the play by Miller ** An Enemy of the People (1990 film), ''An Enemy of the People'' (1990 film), UK release of ''Ganashatru'', an Indian film * Enemy of the People (book), ''Enemy of the People'' (book), by Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit, 2007 * Enemies of the People (film), ''Enemies of the People'' (film), a 2009 British/Cambodian documentary film * Enemies of the People (headline), "Enemies of the People" (headline), a controversial 2016 ''Daily Mail'' headl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Of The People
The terms enemy of the people and enemy of the nation are designations for the political opponents and the social class, social-class opponents of the Power (social and political), power group within a larger social unit, who, thus identified, can be subjected to political repression. In political praxis, the term ''enemy of the people'' implies that political opposition to the ruling power group renders the people in opposition into enemies acting against the interests of the greater social unit: society, the nation, etc. In the 20th century, the politics of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) much featured the term ''enemy of the people'' to discredit any opposition, especially during the régime of Stalin (r. 1924–1953), when it was often applied to Trotsky. In the 21st century, U.S. president Donald Trump regularly used the ''enemy of the people'' term against critical politicians, journalists and Freedom of the press, the press. Like the term ''enemy of the state'', the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enemy Of The People
''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende'') is an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that explores the conflict between personal integrity and societal norms. The play centers on Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who discovers a serious contamination issue in his town's new spas, endangering public health. His courageous decision to expose this truth brings severe backlash from local leaders, including his brother Peter Stockmann, who is a powerful political figure in the town. Set against the backdrop of a community grappling with economic and environmental concerns, the play highlights the often harsh consequences faced by those who challenge established systems. Ibsen’s depiction of this struggle emphasizes the tension between truth and expediency. The character of Peter Stockmann is based on Ibsen’s own uncle, Christian Cornelius Paus, whose political influence and authoritative role in Ibsen's hometown of Skien parallel those of Peter in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enemy Of The People (1958 Film)
''An Enemy of the People'' is a 1958 Australian television play starring James Condon. It was based on the 1882 play by Henrik Ibsen and was updated to a contemporary Australian setting. It was broadcast live. Plot A new resort is about to open in the Queensland coastal town of Jacaranda. A central feature of the resort is the fact the area has mineral waters which are beneficial to people's health. Dr Stockman discovers that a local tannery is poisoning the water. This would be expensive to fix so the townspeople are opposed to him, including the mayor (his brother), the local newspaper editor and the owner of the tannery. Pressure is put on his wife Kate and daughter Jan. Jan resigns from her teaching post. Cast *James Condon as Dr. Stockman *Eleanor Elliott as Jan Stockman * Aileen Britton as Kate Stockman * Moray Powell *Lou Vernon Production George F. Kerr was an English writer who had moved to Australia. He was asked to adapt the play to Australia and decided to set it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1949), ''The Crucible'' (1953), and '' A View from the Bridge'' (1955). He wrote several screenplays, including '' The Misfits'' (1961). The drama ''Death of a Salesman'' is considered one of the best American plays of the 20th century. Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and married Marilyn Monroe. In 1980, he received the St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. He received the Praemium Imperiale prize in 2001, the Prince of Asturias Award in 2002, and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enemy Of The People (1978 Film)
''An Enemy of the People'' is a 1978 American drama film directed by George Schaefer and based on Arthur Miller's 1950 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play. The film stars Steve McQueen in the lead role of scientist Thomas Stockmann, Charles Durning as his brother Peter, and Bibi Andersson as his wife Catherine. Plot Thomas Stockmann is a doctor and amateur scientist in a small, unnamed Norwegian town. The town is expecting a major boost in tourism due to the therapeutic powers of nearby springs, but Stockmann has discovered they are being polluted by waste from the town's tannery and will cause severe health problems. He writes an article for the local newspaper, the ''Messenger'', exposing the contamination, but the staff is intimidated into stopping its publication by Stockmann's brother Peter, the town mayor. Peter offers a compromise: he will use the springs' revenue to implement the changes his brother wants if Thomas will keep quiet. But the doctor refuses on the grounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enemy Of The People (1990 Film)
''Ganashatru'' ( ''Gônoshotru'' Enemy of the People/ Public Enemy) is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play ''An Enemy of the People'', and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ashoke Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, an honest doctor, diagnoses the alarming spread of jaundice among his patients. To identify the cause, he analyses the water of a populated part of his town, Chandipur. According to the report, the holy water (''charanamrita'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Of The People (book)
''Enemy of the People: How Jacob Zuma stole South Africa and how the people fought back'' (2017) is a book by Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit, political journalists from South Africa about the creation by President Jacob Zuma of a patronage network embedded in the South African government; the process of state capture that took place under Zuma's leadership; those that supported Zuma and those that resisted. The book's publisher Jonathan Ball Publishers describes it as the "first definitive account of Zuma’s catastrophic misrule." The book covers scandals such as the attempt by the Gupta family, on behalf of Jet Airways, to force the state owned carrier South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier of South Africa. Founded in 1929 as Union Airways it later rebranded to South African Airways in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannes ... to relinquish its air-rout between Johannesburg and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies Of The People (film)
''Enemies of the People'' is a 2009 British-Cambodian documentary film written and directed by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath. The film depicts the 10-year quest of co-director Sambath to find truth and closure in the Killing Fields of Cambodia. The film features interviews of former Khmer Rouge officials from the most senior surviving leader to the men and women who slit throats during the regime of Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979. Synopsis An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died during the rule of the Khmer Rouge, a radical communist movement that was led by Pol Pot. The victims included Thet Sambath's mother, father and brother. He says he did not understand why the Khmer Rouge unleashed such violence on their compatriots. In 1999, he decided to seek confessions and explanations from former Khmer Rouge officials who previously served the Khmer Rouge at all levels of the organization. None of them had previously admitted their role in any of the killings. In 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies Of The People (headline)
"Enemies of the people" was the headline to an article by British newspaper the ''Daily Mail'''s political editor James Slack, published on 4 November 2016. The headline and associated article were about the three judges who had ruled the UK Government would require the consent of Parliament to give notice of Brexit. The headline was widely criticised as being inappropriately condemnatory and attracted numerous complaints, given the British judiciary is independent of the Government. The court had ruled on the question of whether the Constitution of the United Kingdom permitted the government to use the royal prerogative to invoke Article 50, or whether it would need to be authorised by an explicit act of Parliament to do so. Background The headline, written by James Slack and approved by editor Paul Dacre, was in response to the ruling of the High Court of England and Wales in the ''Miller'' case that the government would need to gain the consent of Parliament before it coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemy (other)
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group. Public Enemy or Public Enemies may also refer to: * Public enemy, a phrase to describe dangerous criminals and similar outlaws Film * ''The Public Enemy'', a 1931 American film * ''Public Enemies'' (1941 film), an American comedy film * ''Public Enemies'' (1996 film), an American crime film about Ma Barker * ''Public Enemy'' (2002 film), a South Korean film * ''Public Enemies'' (2009 film), an American crime drama about John Dillinger * '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' a 2009 animated superhero film Literature * ''Public Enemies'', a children's novel by Gordon Korman in the ''On the Run'' series 2005–06 * '' Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take on Each Other and the World'', a 2008 book by Bernard-Henri Lévy with Michel Houellebecq * ''Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34'', a 2004 book by Bryan Burrough * "Public Enemies", a story arc of ''Superman/Batman'' Music * Public Enem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
