The Light on the Gallows (1976)
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
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Alexander Lang as Sasportas |
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Amza Pellea as Debuisson |
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Jürgen Holtz as Galloudec |
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Erwin Geschonneck as Bering |
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Heidemarie Wenzel as Elisabeth |
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Käthe Reichel as Tante |
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Milan Beli as Bloomfield |
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Herbert Köfer as Myrtle |
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Axel Triebel as Vetter James |
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Volkmar Kleinert as Galdy |
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Rolf Hoppe as Pfarrer Clark |
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Szymon Szurmiej as |
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Rafael Sosa as |
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Samuel Claxton as |
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Thomas Neumann as Cousin |
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Tito Junco as |
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Mario Turra as |
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Gerry Wolff as Narrator (voice) |
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Klaus Bamberg as |
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Walter Bechstein as |
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Willi Neuenhahn as |
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Horst Friedrich as |
| Directing | Helmut Nitzschke | Director |
| Writing | Helmut Nitzschke | Writer |
| Writing | Gert Billing | Writer |
| Writing | Anna Seghers | Story |
| Editing | Evelyn Carow | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianne Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Art | Heinz Röske | Production Design |
| Production | Dorothea Hildebrandt | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Günter Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Camera | Claus Neumann | Director of Photography |