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The Beacon

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The Beacon — Plot

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...

  • Release date
  • December 3, 1954
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Wolfgang Staudte

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The Beacon — Cast

Leonhard Ritter photo Leonhard Ritter Leuchtturmwärter Horst Naumann photo Horst Naumann Mastfischer Waltraut Kramm photo Waltraut Kramm Mastfischer's Frau Jochen Thomas photo Jochen Thomas Masträuber Ursula Kempert photo Ursula Kempert Masträuber's Frau Friedrich Gnaß Alter Mann mit Prothese Hans Klering photo Hans Klering Kaufmann Ulrich von der Trenck Schnapsfischer

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