City of Anatol

City of Anatol
City of Anatol
Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky
Written by	Bernhard Kellermann (novel); Peter Francke; Walter Supper;
Produced by
Starring	Gustav Fröhlich; Brigitte Horney; Fritz Kampers; Rose Stradner;
Cinematography	Karl Puth
Edited by	Eduard von Borsody
Music by	Walter Gronostay
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	16 October 1936;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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 by Bernhard Kellermann. The film is set in a small city in the Balkans, where the discovery of oil leads to a major boom.^[1] A separate French language version Wells in Flames (Puits en flames) was made, also directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.

Partial 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
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
as Ledermann, ein Ölexperte
Gertrud Wolle as Jaskulskis Schwester
Valy Arnheim as Garcias Fahrer
Aruth Wartan as Arbeiter
Erich Dunskus as Baumeister im Steinbruch

References[]

^ Kreimeier p. 237

Bibliography[]

Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2010.
Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links[]

City of Anatol at IMDb

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[1] Kreimeier p. 237

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