The Beacon

The Beacon (1954)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1954-12-03
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: DEFA
  • Production Country: East Germany, Sweden
  • Director: Wolfgang Staudte
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Summary

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...

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  • 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

  • Kurt Arndt

    as Wischnu

  • Ricarda Benndorf

    as Fischerin

  • Maria Besendahl

    as Tante

  • Heino Biesenthal

    as Kind

  • Karl Brenk

    as Matrose

  • Fritz Decho

    as Matrose

  • Maly Delschaft

    as Dame in der Küche

  • Irene Eisermann

    as Fischerin

  • Elfriede Florin

    as Fischerin

  • Hela Gruel

    as Fischerin

  • Lutz Götz

    as Matrose

  • 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
Directing Siegfried Menzel Assistant Director
Sound Herbert Windt Original Music Composer
Production Willi Teichmann Production Manager
Sound Karl Tramburg Sound
Camera Heinz Wenzel Still Photographer
Art Erich Zander Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Elfriede Kuster Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Alois Strasser Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Walter Schulze-Mittendorff Costume Design
Camera Günter Marczinkowsky Assistant Camera
Production Heinz Herrmann Unit Manager
Directing Peter Podehl Assistant Director
Crew Marieluise Steinhauer Dramaturgy
Directing Wolfgang Staudte Director
Writing Werner Jörg Lüddecke Writer
Editing Ruth Moegelin Editor
Writing Wolfgang Staudte Writer
Camera Robert Baberske Director of Photography

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