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The Beacon
1954 6.0 (2 votes) 1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
DEFA
Pandora-Film Stockholm

The Beacon (Leuchtfeuer)

Overview

On a barren and stormy island, fishing families eke out a meager existence on what they can catch during summer, and what washes ashore during winter. But little has been washing ashore of late, and their situation worsens. Elders recall how twenty years ago, when the lighthouse keeper’s beacon went dark, a cargo ship broke apart on the cliffs. It proved a bountiful accident for the fishermen. Today people on the island view the conscientious lighthouse keepers with evil hungry eyes...

Key Crew

Director: Wolfgang Staudte

Writer: Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Wolfgang Staudte

Director of Photography: Robert Baberske

Top Cast

Leonhard Ritter
Leonhard Ritter

Leuchtturmwärter

Horst Naumann
Horst Naumann

Mastfischer

Waltraut Kramm
Waltraut Kramm

Mastfischer's Frau

Jochen Thomas
Jochen Thomas

Masträuber

Ursula Kempert
Ursula Kempert

Masträuber's Frau

Friedrich Gnaß

Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering
Hans Klering

Kaufmann

Ulrich von der Trenck

Schnapsfischer

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