City of Anatol (German: Stadt Anatol) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Horney and Fritz Kampers. It is based on a 1932 novel City of Anatol by Bernhard Kellermann. The film is set in a small city in the Balkans, where the discovery of oil leads to a major boom. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. A separate French language version, Wells in Flames (Puits en flames), was made, also directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.
Cast
Gustav Fröhlich as Jacques Gregor
Brigitte Horney as Franziska Maniu
Fritz Kampers as Jaskulski
Rose Stradner as Sonja Yvolandi
Karl Hellmer as Xaver, Kellner
Harry Liedtke as Garcia, Genraldirektor
Aribert Wäscher as Melonenhändler
Olga Engl as Sonjas Großmutter
Ernst Behmer as ein Betrunkener
Gerhard Bienert as Arbeiter bei Ölbohrungen
Paul Bildt as Arbeiter Stefan
Josef Dahmen as Arbeiter bei Gregor
Marina von Ditmar as Rosa, eine Tänzerin
Else Ehser as Rosas Großmutter
Angelo Ferrari as Stefan
Hela Gruel as Stefans Frau
Philipp Manning as Freund von Sonjas Großmutter
Else Reval as Frau des Melonenhändlers
Hilde Sessak as Franziskas Dienstmädchen
Ernst G. Schiffner as Koroschek, Hotelier
Willi Schur as Türkischer Lorenfahrer
Otto Stoeckel as Ledermann, ein Ölexperte
Gertrud Wolle as Jaskulskis Schwester
Valy Arnheim as Garcias Fahrer
Aruth Wartan as Arbeiter
Erich Dunskus as Baumeister im Steinbruch