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26 September 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
The guiding light in a sea of treachery.Plot:
A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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A great story about the struggle between order and chaos. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Robert Duvall | ... | Calvin Caspary |
 | Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Captain Miller |
 | Tim Phillips | ... | Thorne |
 | Arliss Howard | ... | Eddie |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Gene |
| Michael Lyndon | ... | Alex |
| Robert Costanzo | ... | Stump |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Tom Bower | ... | Coop |
| Badja Djola | ... | Nate |
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89 min | Argentina:92 minCountry:
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MonoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13Filming Locations:
Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyFun Stuff
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This is one of the great movies from the eighties, however unjustly underestimated and forgotten.
Brandauer plays the captain of the lightship that's constantly anchored at the same place. It's only purpose is to warn other ships for dangerous waters. Robert Duvall enters the scene with his men and his one ambitions. It is also a generation drama about the relation between the lightships captain and his prodigal son.
A brilliantly hermetical story about the thin line between order and chaos, and about relations between people. An excitement that lies not in action but in the trial of strength and the mostly implicit violence, that sometimes breaks out in uncontrolled outbursts.
It also tells the story about the kind of courage that almost looks like cowardice.
Don't miss this one!