The Beacon
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...
Cast
Leonhard RitterLeuchtturmwärter
Horst NaumannMastfischer
Waltraut KrammMastfischer's Frau
Jochen ThomasMasträuber
Ursula KempertMasträuber's FrauFriedrich GnaßAlter Mann mit Prothese
Hans KleringKaufmannUlrich von der TrenckSchnapsfischer
Maria WendtFrau des Schnapsfischers
Kurt OligmüllerFischerBarbara AdolphJunge Mutter
Martin AngermannFischer
Crew
DirectorWolfgang Staudte
Details
Original TitleLeuchtfeuer
Release DateDecember 3, 1954
LanguagesGerman
StudiosDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Pandora-Film Stockholm
