CinemaOSMovie · 1954 · 1h 35m

The Beacon

60%(3)IMDbDrama

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...

Directed byWolfgang Staudte

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
DE
Released
December 3, 1954
Studios
DEFA-Studio für SpielfilmePandora-Film Stockholm

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Friedrich Gnaß

Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Kaufmann

Ulrich von der Trenck

Schnapsfischer

Maria Wendt

Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller

Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

Creative team
Directed by
Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Written by
Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Werner Jörg Lüddecke

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