The Beacon
1954 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · DIR. Wolfgang Staudte
Overview
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 889 lines
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00:00:01 THE BEACON
00:07:10 your husband traded it for you.
00:10:29 It wouldn't burn before the weekend.
00:15:08 the entire stretch from the beacon to the Northcliff
00:17:31 Or are you leaving?
00:20:29 The storms, also created by the Good Lord. As are the cliffs.
00:24:47 It's on again.
00:28:06 "Rounds Northcliff…"
00:32:13 Oh, no.
00:35:01 People are haunted by the old story.
00:38:37 An oil painting.
00:42:26 Don't just stand there. Do something!
00:44:43 Evening, ladies and gents!
00:47:08 You probably remember this.
00:50:24 You mustn't do this.
00:55:05 I'd do it again tomorrow, trust me.
00:58:55 Now you want to see the world, go anywhere.
01:01:23 Why don't we fill up their tub?
01:03:13 He won't. For his own sake.
01:05:42 Don't ask questions. Lend a hand.
01:10:19 I knew it would happen.
01:19:58 Surf noise from starboard!
01:25:19 One boat made it!
01:30:58 KG subs by Tim Cooper
Cast & Characters
Leonhard Ritter
Leuchtturmwärter
Horst Naumann
Mastfischer
Waltraut Kramm
Mastfischer's Frau
Jochen Thomas
Masträuber
Ursula Kempert
Masträuber's Frau
Friedrich Gnaß
Alter Mann mit Prothese
Hans Klering
Kaufmann
Ulrich von der Trenck
Schnapsfischer
Maria Wendt
Frau des Schnapsfischers
Kurt Oligmüller
Fischer
Barbara Adolph
Junge Mutter
Martin Angermann
Fischer
Kurt Arndt
Wischnu
Ricarda Benndorf
Fischerin
Maria Besendahl
Tante
Heino Biesenthal
Kind
Karl Brenk
Matrose
Fritz Decho
Matrose
Maly Delschaft
Dame in der Küche
Irene Eisermann
Fischerin
Elfriede Florin
Fischerin
Hela Gruel
Fischerin
Lutz Götz
Matrose
Hans-Jürgen Jürgens
Rudergast
Heinz Kammer
Ausrufer
Heinz Keuneke
2. Offizier
Julius Klee
Segelmacher
Else Korén
Fischerin
Horst Kube
Signalmatrose
Gerhard Lau
Bootsmann auf der 'Rico Pecos'
Claus Peter Lüttgen
Sohn des Segelmachers
Alfred Maack
Kapitän der 'Fortuna'
Frank Michelis
Netzflicker
Kurt Mikulski
Fischgroßhändler
Joe Münch-Harris
Kunsthändler
Wolfgang Paulsen
Sänger auf der 'Rico Pecos'
Paul Pfingst
Fischer
Friedrich Richter
Kapitän auf der 'Akra'
Herbert Richter
Betrunkener
Raimund Schelcher
Betrunkener Matrose
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed889
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:30:58
Production Record
DirectorWolfgang Staudte
LanguageGerman
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