The Beacon

The Beacon 1954

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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...

  • Released: 1954-12-03
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Genre: Drama
  • Stars: Horst Naumann, Waltraut Kramm, Jochen Thomas, Ursula Kempert, Friedrich Gnaß, Hans Klering, Maria Wendt, Barbara Adolph, Ricarda Benndorf, Maria Besendahl, Karl Brenk, Fritz Decho, Maly Delschaft, Elfriede Florin, Hela Gruel, Lutz Götz, Heinz Keuneke, Else Korén, Horst Kube, Gerhard Lau  Show all >
    Alfred Maack, Frank Michelis, Kurt Mikulski, Paul Pfingst, Friedrich Richter, Herbert Richter, Raimund Schelcher, Willi Schwabe, Lou Seitz, Alfred Struwe, Martin Angermann, Heinz Kammer
  • Director: Wolfgang Staudte