---
title: 'City of Anatol (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Tourjansky'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-anatol-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of Anatol (1936)

1936 · 93 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Stadt Anatol

## Synopsis

City of 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, was made, also directed by Tourjansky but featuring a different cast.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Tourjansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-tourjansky)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Francke](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-francke), [Walter Supper](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-supper)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Gronostay](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-gronostay)
- **Producer:** [Alfred Greven](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-greven)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Puth](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-puth)
- **Editor:** [Eduard von Borsody](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-borsody)

## Cast

- [Ernst Behmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-behmer)
- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)
- [Harry Liedtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-liedtke)
- [Fritz Kampers](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-kampers)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)
- [Valy Arnheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/valy-arnheim)
- [Willi Schur](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-schur)
- [Ernst G. Schiffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-g-schiffner)
- [Gustav Fröhlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-frohlich)
- [Rose Stradner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-stradner)
- [Otto Stoeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-stoeckel)
- [Else Reval](https://cinepixo.com/people/else-reval)
- [Aribert Wäscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/aribert-wascher)
- [Gerhard Bienert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-bienert)
- [Else Ehser](https://cinepixo.com/people/else-ehser)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-anatol-1936
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