The Light on the Gallows

The Light on the Gallows (1976)

DramaHistory

Europe in 1793. For years, England and France have been at war with each other. Now, France sends three men to the British colony of Jamaica to organize a slave revolt. The envoys are Debuisson, the grandson of a Jamaican rum manufacturer, who knows the island very well, his old friend Sasportas, and the sailor Galloudec. After having established contact with the fragmented rebel groups, they receive the surprising news of Napoleon′s takeover in France. Whereas Debuisson, who by now has gotten used to his role as a rich heir, wants to wait for new instructions from home, his companions are determined to press ahead with the revolt. When a slave kills a British guard, the situation escalates.

Director: Helmut Nitzschke

Casts

	Alexander Lang as Sasportas
	Amza Pellea as Debuisson
	Jürgen Holtz as Galloudec
	Erwin Geschonneck as Bering
	Heidemarie Wenzel as Elisabeth
	Käthe Reichel as Tante
	Milan Beli as Bloomfield
	Herbert Köfer as Myrtle
	Axel Triebel as Vetter James
	Volkmar Kleinert as Galdy
	Rolf Hoppe as Pfarrer Clark
	Szymon Szurmiej as
	Rafael Sosa as
	Samuel Claxton as
	Thomas Neumann as Cousin
	Tito Junco as
	Mario Turra as
	Gerry Wolff as Narrator (voice)
	Klaus Bamberg as
	Walter Bechstein as
	Willi Neuenhahn as
	Horst Friedrich as

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