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The Beacon (1954)

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...

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Leonhard RitterLeonhard RitterLeuchtturmwärter
  • Photo of Horst NaumannHorst NaumannMastfischer
  • Photo of Waltraut KrammWaltraut KrammMastfischer's Frau
  • Photo of Jochen ThomasJochen ThomasMasträuber
  • Photo of Ursula KempertUrsula KempertMasträuber's Frau
  • Photo of Friedrich GnaßFriedrich GnaßAlter Mann mit Prothese
  • Photo of Hans KleringHans KleringKaufmann
  • Photo of Ulrich von der TrenckUlrich von der TrenckSchnapsfischer
  • Photo of Maria WendtMaria WendtFrau des Schnapsfischers
  • Photo of Kurt OligmüllerKurt OligmüllerFischer

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