The Beacon

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...

Country:

East Germany,

Sweden

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1954

Director:

Wolfgang Staudte

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Company:

DEFA,

Pandora-Film Stockholm

Cast:

Leuchtturmwärter

Mastfischer

Mastfischer's Frau

Masträuber

Masträuber's Frau

Crew:

Director

Writer

Editor

Writer

Director of Photography