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Feature film — 1954

The Beacon (1954)

6.01h 35mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 3 votes.

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme / Pandora-Film Stockholm

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Director: Wolfgang Staudte

On screen

Cast & crew

Leonhard Ritter as Leuchtturmwärter

Leonhard Ritter

Leuchtturmwärter

Horst Naumann as Mastfischer

Horst Naumann

Mastfischer

Waltraut Kramm as Mastfischer's Frau

Waltraut Kramm

Mastfischer's Frau

Jochen Thomas as Masträuber

Jochen Thomas

Masträuber

Ursula Kempert as Masträuber's Frau

Ursula Kempert

Masträuber's Frau

Friedrich Gnaß as Alter Mann mit Prothese

Friedrich Gnaß

Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering as Kaufmann

Hans Klering

Kaufmann

U

Ulrich von der Trenck

Schnapsfischer

M

Maria Wendt

Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller as Fischer

Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

B

Barbara Adolph

Junge Mutter

M

Martin Angermann

Fischer

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