| 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 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.
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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Categories:
- 1963 films
- 1960s thriller films
- German thriller films
- West German films
- 1960s German-language films
- Films directed by Ladislao Vajda
- Films based on German novels
- Films about ship hijackings
- Bavaria Film films
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- 1960s German films
- Films scored by Peter Sandloff
- 1960s German film stubs