Der Leuchtturm

Der Leuchtturm

82 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 25, 1972

A psychological and existential study of a prisoner charged with guarding an isolated lighthouse. If he makes it through two years, the remainder of his sentence for manslaughter in a bar brawl will be pardoned. Nobody before managed to cope with the solitude. One day, a rat makes its way to the island. The sea and the island, the man and the rat, friendship and vendetta.

Der Leuchtturm

82 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 25, 1972

Der Leuchtturm
A psychological and existential study of a prisoner charged with guarding an isolated lighthouse. If he makes it through two years, the remainder of his sentence for manslaughter in a bar brawl will be pardoned. Nobody before managed to cope with the solitude. One day, a rat makes its way to the island. The sea and the island, the man and the rat, friendship and vendetta.
Producers ORF, ZDF, Neue Thalia-Film
Original title Der Leuchtturm
Directors Vojtěch Jasný
Writers Ladislav Mňačko, Vojtěch Jasný

Cast

Yosef Shiloach

as Leutnant

Gabi Eldor

as Jo

Rafi Goldvasser

as Erster Soldat

Richard Selano

as Zweiter Soldat

Shmuel Wolf

as Missionar

Itzik Weiss

as Arabischer Händler

Lorenza Colville

as Alte Jungfer

Dudu Yardeni

as Reporter

Heinz Bernard

as Gefängnisdirektor