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The Beacon
The Beacon

The Beacon

Genres

Drama

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

03 December 1954

Country

East Germany

Cast

Leonhard Ritter

Leonhard Ritter

Leuchtturmwärter

Horst Naumann

Horst Naumann

Mastfischer

Waltraut Kramm

Waltraut Kramm

Mastfischer's Frau

Jochen Thomas

Jochen Thomas

Masträuber

Ursula Kempert

Ursula Kempert

Masträuber's Frau

Friedrich Gnaß

Friedrich Gnaß

Alter Mann mit Prothese

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Kaufmann

Ulrich von der Trenck

Ulrich von der Trenck

Schnapsfischer

Maria Wendt

Maria Wendt

Frau des Schnapsfischers

Kurt Oligmüller

Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

Barbara Adolph

Barbara Adolph

Junge Mutter

Martin Angermann

Martin Angermann

Fischer

Kurt Arndt

Kurt Arndt

Wischnu

Ricarda Benndorf

Ricarda Benndorf

Fischerin

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Tante

Heino Biesenthal

Heino Biesenthal

Kind

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Matrose

Fritz Decho

Fritz Decho

Matrose

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Dame in der Küche

Irene Eisermann

Irene Eisermann

Fischerin

Elfriede Florin

Elfriede Florin

Fischerin

Hela Gruel

Hela Gruel

Fischerin

Lutz Götz

Lutz Götz

Matrose

Hans-Jürgen Jürgens

Hans-Jürgen Jürgens

Rudergast

Heinz Kammer

Heinz Kammer

Ausrufer

Heinz Keuneke

Heinz Keuneke

2. Offizier

Julius Klee

Julius Klee

Segelmacher

Else Korén

Else Korén

Fischerin

Horst Kube

Horst Kube

Signalmatrose

Gerhard Lau

Gerhard Lau

Bootsmann auf der 'Rico Pecos'

Claus Peter Lüttgen

Claus Peter Lüttgen

Sohn des Segelmachers

Alfred Maack

Alfred Maack

Kapitän der 'Fortuna'

Frank Michelis

Frank Michelis

Netzflicker

Kurt Mikulski

Kurt Mikulski

Fischgroßhändler

Joe Münch-Harris

Joe Münch-Harris

Kunsthändler

Wolfgang Paulsen

Wolfgang Paulsen

Sänger auf der 'Rico Pecos'

Paul Pfingst

Paul Pfingst

Fischer

Friedrich Richter

Friedrich Richter

Kapitän auf der 'Akra'

Herbert Richter

Herbert Richter

Betrunkener

Raimund Schelcher

Raimund Schelcher

Betrunkener Matrose

Hans Schille

Hans Schille

Fischer

Johannes Schmidt

Johannes Schmidt

Fischer

Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Geistlicher

Gertrud Seelhorst

Gertrud Seelhorst

Fischerin

Lou Seitz

Lou Seitz

Frau des Fischgroßhändlers

Alfred Struwe

Alfred Struwe

Junger Fischer

Lisa Wehn

Lisa Wehn

Einfältige Frau

Erwin Wittmer

Erwin Wittmer

Fischer

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