The Beacon (1954)
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...
Director: Wolfgang Staudte
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Leonhard Ritter as Leuchtturmwärter |
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Horst Naumann as Mastfischer |
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Waltraut Kramm as Mastfischer's Frau |
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Jochen Thomas as Masträuber |
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Ursula Kempert as Masträuber's Frau |
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Friedrich Gnaß as Alter Mann mit Prothese |
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Hans Klering as Kaufmann |
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Ulrich von der Trenck as Schnapsfischer |
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Maria Wendt as Frau des Schnapsfischers |
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Kurt Oligmüller as Fischer |
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Barbara Adolph as Junge Mutter |
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Martin Angermann as Fischer |
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Kurt Arndt as Wischnu |
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Ricarda Benndorf as Fischerin |
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Maria Besendahl as Tante |
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Heino Biesenthal as Kind |
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Karl Brenk as Matrose |
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Fritz Decho as Matrose |
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Maly Delschaft as Dame in der Küche |
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Irene Eisermann as Fischerin |
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Elfriede Florin as Fischerin |
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Hela Gruel as Fischerin |
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Lutz Götz as Matrose |
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Hans-Jürgen Jürgens as Rudergast |
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Heinz Kammer as Ausrufer |
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Heinz Keuneke as 2. Offizier |
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Julius Klee as Segelmacher |
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Else Korén as Fischerin |
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Horst Kube as Signalmatrose |
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Gerhard Lau as Bootsmann auf der 'Rico Pecos' |
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Claus Peter Lüttgen as Sohn des Segelmachers |
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Alfred Maack as Kapitän der 'Fortuna' |
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Frank Michelis as Netzflicker |
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Kurt Mikulski as Fischgroßhändler |
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Joe Münch-Harris as Kunsthändler |
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Wolfgang Paulsen as Sänger auf der 'Rico Pecos' |
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Paul Pfingst as Fischer |
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Friedrich Richter as Kapitän auf der 'Akra' |
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Herbert Richter as Betrunkener |
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Raimund Schelcher as Betrunkener Matrose |
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Hans Schille as Fischer |
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Johannes Schmidt as Fischer |
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Willi Schwabe as Geistlicher |
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Gertrud Seelhorst as Fischerin |
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Lou Seitz as Frau des Fischgroßhändlers |
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Alfred Struwe as Junger Fischer |
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Lisa Wehn as Einfältige Frau |
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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 |
