The Beacon

The Beacon

95 mins | Drama | Dec. 3, 1954

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...

The Beacon

95 mins | Drama | Dec. 3, 1954

The Beacon
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...
Producers DEFA, Pandora-Film Stockholm
Original title Leuchtfeuer
Directors Siegfried Menzel, Peter Podehl, Wolfgang Staudte
Writers Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Wolfgang Staudte

Cast

Leonhard Ritter

as Leuchtturmwärter

Horst Naumann

as Mastfischer

Waltraut Kramm

as Mastfischer's Frau

Jochen Thomas

as Masträuber

Ursula Kempert

as Masträuber's Frau

Friedrich Gnaß

as Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering

as Kaufmann

Ulrich von der Trenck

as Schnapsfischer

Maria Wendt

as Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller

as Fischer

Barbara Adolph

as Junge Mutter

Martin Angermann

as Fischer

Ricarda Benndorf

as Fischerin

Maly Delschaft

as Dame in der Küche

Irene Eisermann

as Fischerin

Elfriede Florin

as Fischerin

Hela Gruel

as Fischerin

Hans-Jürgen Jürgens

as Rudergast

Heinz Kammer

as Ausrufer

Heinz Keuneke

as 2. Offizier

Julius Klee

as Segelmacher

Else Korén

as Fischerin

Horst Kube

as Signalmatrose

Gerhard Lau

as Bootsmann auf der 'Rico Pecos'

Claus Peter Lüttgen

as Sohn des Segelmachers

Alfred Maack

as Kapitän der 'Fortuna'

Frank Michelis

as Netzflicker

Kurt Mikulski

as Fischgroßhändler

Joe Münch-Harris

as Kunsthändler

Wolfgang Paulsen

as Sänger auf der 'Rico Pecos'

Paul Pfingst

as Fischer

Friedrich Richter

as Kapitän auf der 'Akra'

Herbert Richter

as Betrunkener

Raimund Schelcher

as Betrunkener Matrose

Hans Schille

as Fischer

Johannes Schmidt

as Fischer

Willi Schwabe

as Geistlicher

Gertrud Seelhorst

as Fischerin

Lou Seitz

as Frau des Fischgroßhändlers

Alfred Struwe

as Junger Fischer

Lisa Wehn

as Einfältige Frau

Erwin Wittmer

as Fischer