The Beacon (1954)
The Beacon (1954) - Drama Movies 95 minutes. . 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... sea, kathastrophe
Released: Dec 03, 1954
Runtime: 95 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Leonhard Ritter, Horst Naumann, Waltraut Kramm, Jochen Thomas, Ursula Kempert, Friedrich Gnaß
Crew: Wolfgang Staudte (Director), Wolfgang Staudte (Writer), Ruth Moegelin (Editor), Werner Jörg Lüddecke (Writer), Robert Baberske (Director of Photography), Marieluise Steinhauer (Dramaturgy)