The Beacon
Original title: Leuchtfeuer
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Screenplay
Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Wolfgang Staudte
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
Dec 3, 1954
Budget
—
Country
East Germany
Revenue
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Cast
Leonhard Ritter
Leuchtturmwärter
Horst Naumann
Mastfischer
Waltraut Kramm
Mastfischer's Frau
Jochen Thomas
Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
Masträuber's Frau
Hans Klering
Kaufmann
Kurt Oligmüller
Fischer
Maria Besendahl
Tante
Karl Brenk
Matrose
Maly Delschaft
Dame in der Küche
Elfriede Florin
Fischerin
Hela Gruel
Fischerin
Lutz Götz
Matrose
Horst Kube
Signalmatrose
Alfred Maack
Kapitän der 'Fortuna'
Paul Pfingst
Fischer
Friedrich Richter
Kapitän auf der 'Akra'
Raimund Schelcher
Betrunkener Matrose
Willi Schwabe
Geistlicher
Alfred Struwe
Junger Fischer
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