The Light on the Gallows

The Light on the Gallows (1976)


  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1976-05-13
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: DEFA
  • Production Country: East Germany, Germany
  • Director: Helmut Nitzschke
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Summary

Europe in 1793. For years, England and France have been at war with each other. Now, France sends three men to the British colony of Jamaica to organize a slave revolt. The envoys are Debuisson, the grandson of a Jamaican rum manufacturer, who knows the island very well, his old friend Sasportas, and the sailor Galloudec. After having established contact with the fragmented rebel groups, they receive the surprising news of Napoleon′s takeover in France. Whereas Debuisson, who by now has gotten used to his role as a rich heir, wants to wait for new instructions from home, his companions are determined to press ahead with the revolt. When a slave kills a British guard, the situation escalates.

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  • Alexander Lang

    as Sasportas

  • Amza Pellea

    as Debuisson

  • Jürgen Holtz

    as Galloudec

  • Erwin Geschonneck

    as Bering

  • Heidemarie Wenzel

    as Elisabeth

  • Käthe Reichel

    as Tante

  • Milan Beli

    as Bloomfield

  • Herbert Köfer

    as Myrtle

  • Axel Triebel

    as Vetter James

  • Volkmar Kleinert

    as Galdy

  • Rolf Hoppe

    as Pfarrer Clark

  • Szymon Szurmiej

    as

  • Rafael Sosa

    as

  • Samuel Claxton

    as

  • Thomas Neumann

    as Cousin

  • Tito Junco

    as

  • Mario Turra

    as

  • Gerry Wolff

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Klaus Bamberg

    as

  • Walter Bechstein

    as

  • Willi Neuenhahn

    as

  • Horst Friedrich

    as
Directing Helmut Nitzschke Director
Writing Helmut Nitzschke Writer
Writing Anna Seghers Story
Writing Gert Billing Writer
Editing Evelyn Carow Editor
Camera Claus Neumann Director of Photography
Art Heinz Röske Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Günter Schmidt Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Marianne Schmidt Costume Design
Production Dorothea Hildebrandt Production Manager

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