The Beacon
The Beacon
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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...
Released Dec 03, 1954
Runtime 1h 35min
Genre Drama
Actor Leonhard Ritter, Horst Naumann, Waltraut Kramm
Director Wolfgang Staudte
Production DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme