The Beacon 1954

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Drama

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...

Release Date 1954-12-03
Runtime 1h 35m
Directors Wolfgang Staudte, Robert Baberske, Siegfried Menzel, Peter Podehl
Producer
Writers Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Wolfgang Staudte