The Beacon

The Beacon

1954
1h 35m
6.0

6.0/10

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Drama
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...

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Pandora-Film Stockholm
Production Countries
East Germany Sweden
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

sea kathastrophe

Quick Facts

Original Title Leuchtfeuer
Release Date December 3, 1954
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0047174

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
Friedrich Gnaß

Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering
Hans Klering

Kaufmann

Ulrich von der Trenck
Ulrich von der Trenck

Schnapsfischer

Maria Wendt
Maria Wendt

Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller
Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

Barbara Adolph
Barbara Adolph

Junge Mutter

Martin Angermann
Martin Angermann

Fischer

Key Crew

Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Writer
Werner Jörg Lüddecke
Writer