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The Beacon (1954)

The Beacon (1954)

Drama
Release Date: 1954, December 3
Directors: Wolfgang Staudte
Countries: Sweden, East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Pandora-Film Stockholm, Pandora-Film Stockholm
Cast: Friedrich Richter, Johannes Schmidt, Horst Naumann, Barbara Adolph, Hans Klering, Horst Kube, Willi Schwabe, Jochen Thomas, Waltraut Kramm, Fritz Decho, Alfred Struwe, Lou Seitz

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

sea kathastrophe