The Beacon
1954, German. Directed by Wolfgang Staudte.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector
- Leonhard RitterLeuchtturmwärter
- Horst NaumannMastfischer
- Waltraut KrammMastfischer's Frau
- Jochen ThomasMasträuber
- Ursula KempertMasträuber's Frau
- Friedrich GnaßAlter Mann mit Prothese
- Hans KleringKaufmann
- Ulrich von der TrenckSchnapsfischer
- Maria WendtFrau des Schnapsfischers
- Kurt OligmüllerFischer
- Barbara AdolphJunge Mutter
- Martin AngermannFischer
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1954
- Original title
- Leuchtfeuer
- Country
- East Germany, Sweden
- Written by
- Wolfgang Staudte, Werner Jörg Lüddecke
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The Beacon runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The Beacon isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1954. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Beacon, try The Young One, The River, Goodbye June.
Who directed The Beacon?
The Beacon (1954) was directed by Wolfgang Staudte and stars Leonhard Ritter, Horst Naumann, Waltraut Kramm.