The Lightship
Original title: Das Feuerschiff / Crime on The High Seas
1963 · 1 h 24 min
Directed by 
Ladislao Vajda
Ladislao VajdaCast
James Robertson Justice Helmut Wildt 
Dieter Borsche 
Pinkas Braun 
Michael Hinz Georg Lehn
Credits
Written by: Siegfried Lenz
Plot
A lightship's crew is held captive by a criminal father and his sons in a tense adaptation of a Siegfried Lenz novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
A taut sea-bound chamber thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (31 votes)
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