The Beacon (1954)
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...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.531 |
Directed By
Wolfgang Staudte
Crew
Siegfried Menzel
Herbert Windt
Willi Teichmann
Karl Tramburg
Heinz Wenzel
Erich Zander
Elfriede Kuster
Alois Strasser
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff
Günter Marczinkowsky
Heinz Herrmann
Peter Podehl
Marieluise Steinhauer
Wolfgang Staudte
Werner Jörg Lüddecke
Ruth Moegelin
Wolfgang Staudte
Robert Baberske
TOP CAST
Leonhard Ritter
Leuchtturmwärter
Horst Naumann
Mastfischer
Waltraut Kramm
Mastfischer's Frau
Jochen Thomas
Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
Masträuber's Frau
Friedrich Gnaß
Alter Mann mit Prothese
Hans Klering
Kaufmann
Ulrich von der Trenck
Schnapsfischer
Maria Wendt
Frau des Schnapsfischers
Kurt Oligmüller
Fischer
Barbara Adolph
Junge Mutter
Martin Angermann
Fischer
Kurt Arndt
Wischnu
Ricarda Benndorf
Fischerin
Maria Besendahl
Tante
Heino Biesenthal
Kind
Karl Brenk
Matrose
Fritz Decho
Matrose
Maly Delschaft
Dame in der Küche
Irene Eisermann
Fischerin
Elfriede Florin
Fischerin
Hela Gruel
Fischerin
Lutz Götz
Matrose
Hans-Jürgen Jürgens
Rudergast
Heinz Kammer
Ausrufer
Heinz Keuneke
2. Offizier
Julius Klee
Segelmacher
Else Korén
Fischerin
Horst Kube
Signalmatrose
Gerhard Lau
Bootsmann auf der 'Rico Pecos'
Claus Peter Lüttgen
Sohn des Segelmachers
Alfred Maack
Kapitän der 'Fortuna'
Frank Michelis
Netzflicker
Kurt Mikulski
Fischgroßhändler
Joe Münch-Harris
Kunsthändler
Wolfgang Paulsen
Sänger auf der 'Rico Pecos'
Paul Pfingst
Fischer
Friedrich Richter
Kapitän auf der 'Akra'
Herbert Richter
Betrunkener
Raimund Schelcher
Betrunkener Matrose
Hans Schille
Fischer
Johannes Schmidt
Fischer
Willi Schwabe
Geistlicher
Gertrud Seelhorst
Fischerin
Lou Seitz
Frau des Fischgroßhändlers
Alfred Struwe
Junger Fischer
Lisa Wehn
Einfältige Frau
Erwin Wittmer
Fischer
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