The Beacon

Year: 1954

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: German

Director: Wolfgang Staudte

Drama

On a barren, storm‑lashed island, fishing families survive on summer catches and winter wash‑ups, but recent scarcity threatens them. Elders recall that twenty years earlier, when the lighthouse beacon failed, a cargo ship shattered on the cliffs, providing a windfall for the fishermen. Now islanders view the lighthouse keepers with distrust and hunger.

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