The Lightship (1963 film)
The Lightship (German: Das Feuerschiff) is a 1963 West German thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring James Robertson Justice, Helmut Wildt, and Dieter Borsche.[1] It is based on a story by Siegfried Lenz, which was adapted again as the 1985 film The Lightship.
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Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
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Cinematography | Heinz Pehlke |
Edited by | Hermann Ludwig |
Music by | Peter Sandloff |
Production company | Fono Film |
Distributed by | Columbia-Bavaria Film |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Johannes Ott. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Copenhagen and Malmö.
Cast
- James Robertson Justice as Kapitän Freytag
- Helmut Wildt as Dr. Caspary
- Dieter Borsche as Steuermann Rethorn
- Pinkas Braun as Funker Philippi
- Michael Hinz as Fred Freytag
- Georg Lehn as Gombert
- Günter Mack as Zumpe
- Simon Martin as Martin
- Werner Peters as Trittel
- Sieghardt Rupp as Eugen
- Wolfgang Völz
- Xavier Cugat
- Aldo Fabrizi
- Abbe Lane
References
- Goble p. 281
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
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