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The Beacon

6.0

1954•1h 35m

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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Photo of Leonhard Ritter

Leonhard Ritter

Leuchtturmwärter

Photo of Horst Naumann

Horst Naumann

Mastfischer

Photo of Waltraut Kramm

Waltraut Kramm

Mastfischer's Frau

Photo of Jochen Thomas

Jochen Thomas

Masträuber

Photo of Ursula Kempert

Ursula Kempert

Masträuber's Frau

Photo of Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Kaufmann

Photo of Kurt Oligmüller

Kurt Oligmüller

Fischer

Photo of Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

Tante

Photo of Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Matrose

Photo of Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Dame in der Küche

Photo of Elfriede Florin

Elfriede Florin

Fischerin

Photo of Hela Gruel

Hela Gruel

Fischerin

Photo of Lutz Götz

Lutz Götz

Matrose

Photo of Horst Kube

Horst Kube

Signalmatrose

Photo of Alfred Maack

Alfred Maack

Kapitän der 'Fortuna'

Photo of Paul Pfingst

Paul Pfingst

Fischer

Photo of Friedrich Richter

Friedrich Richter

Kapitän auf der 'Akra'

Photo of Raimund Schelcher

Raimund Schelcher

Betrunkener Matrose

Photo of Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Geistlicher

Photo of Alfred Struwe

Alfred Struwe

Junger Fischer

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