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The Beacon

1954 • 1h35m Drama

Rating

6.0/10

Popularity

0

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...

Details

Director

Wolfgang Staudte

Screenplay

Wolfgang Staudte

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Cast

Leonhard Ritter

Horst Naumann

Waltraut Kramm

Release date

12/3/1954

Status

Released

Origin country

XG

Vote count

2