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The Beacon

6.019541h 35mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorWolfgang Staudte
WritersWolfgang Staudte·Werner Jörg Lüddecke

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Cast · Directed by Wolfgang Staudte

LRLeonhard Ritter
Leonhard Ritter
Leuchtturmwärter
HNHorst Naumann
Horst Naumann
Mastfischer
WKWaltraut Kramm
Waltraut Kramm
Mastfischer's Frau
JTJochen Thomas
Jochen Thomas
Masträuber
UKUrsula Kempert
Ursula Kempert
Masträuber's Frau
FG
Friedrich Gnaß
Alter Mann mit Prothese
HKHans Klering
Hans Klering
Kaufmann
UT
Ulrich von der Trenck
Schnapsfischer
MW
Maria Wendt
Frau des Schnapsfischers
KOKurt Oligmüller
Kurt Oligmüller
Fischer
BA
Barbara Adolph
Junge Mutter
MA
Martin Angermann
Fischer

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The Beacon — streaming FAQ

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The Beacon hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 21, 1955. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.