The Beacon
Leuchtfeuer
Release: 1954-12-03
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.0
Drama
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...
Production Countries
East Germany
Sweden
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Pandora-Film Stockholm
Cast
Paul Pfingst
as Fischer
Alfred Struwe
as Junger Fischer
Horst Naumann
as Mastfischer
Kurt Oligmüller
as Fischer
Friedrich Richter
as Kapitän auf der 'Akra'
Jochen Thomas
as Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
as Masträuber's Frau
Horst Kube
as Signalmatrose
Raimund Schelcher
as Betrunkener Matrose
Waltraut Kramm
as Mastfischer's Frau
Friedrich Gnaß
as Alter Mann mit Prothese
Hans Klering
as Kaufmann
Karl Brenk
as Matrose
Alfred Maack
as Kapitän der 'Fortuna'
Maria Besendahl
as Tante
Maly Delschaft
as Dame in der Küche
Elfriede Florin
as Fischerin
Willi Schwabe
as Geistlicher
Hela Gruel
as Fischerin
Leonhard Ritter
as Leuchtturmwärter
Lutz Götz
as Matrose
