THE BEACON (1954)

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The Beacon
Drama
December 3, 1954
German
1h 35m
, Sweden
DEFA
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...
Cast & Characters
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
Crew
Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Writer
Werner Jörg Lüddecke
Writer
Herbert Windt
Original Music Composer
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography