The Beacon
1954 · 95 min
Drama
★ 6.0On 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...
Crew
- Director Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer Werner Jörg Lüddecke
- Director of Photography Robert Baberske
Cast
Leonhard Ritter
Leuchtturmwärter
Horst Naumann
Mastfischer
Waltraut Kramm
Mastfischer's Frau
Jochen Thomas
Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
Masträuber's Frau
- F
Friedrich Gnaß
Alter Mann mit Prothese
Hans Klering
Kaufmann
- U
Ulrich von der Trenck
Schnapsfischer
- M
Maria Wendt
Frau des Schnapsfischers
Kurt Oligmüller
Fischer
- B
Barbara Adolph
Junge Mutter
- M
Martin Angermann
Fischer
Crew
- Director — Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer — Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer — Werner Jörg Lüddecke
- Director of Photography — Robert Baberske
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