The Beacon

1954•1h 35m•6.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2)

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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Production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Pandora-Film Stockholm

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Maria Wendt

Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller

Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

Barbara Adolph

Junge Mutter

Martin Angermann

Fischer

Kurt Arndt

Wischnu

Ricarda Benndorf

Fischerin

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Tante

Heino Biesenthal

Kind

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Matrose

Fritz Decho

Matrose

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Dame in der Küche

Irene Eisermann

Fischerin

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