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5.5/10   409 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jules Verne (novel)
Tom Rowe (writer)
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Release Date:
29 October 1971 (Spain) more
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Plot:
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground... more | add synopsis
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A magnificent study of the darker side of human nature more (14 total)

Cast

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Kirk Douglas ... Will Denton

Yul Brynner ... Jonathan Kongre

Samantha Eggar ... Arabella
Jean-Claude Drouot ... Virgilio
Fernando Rey ... Captain Moriz
Renato Salvatori ... Montefiore
Massimo Ranieri ... Felipe
Aldo Sambrell ... Tarcante
Tito García ... Emilio
Víctor Israel ... Das Mortes
Antonio Rebollo ... Santos (as Tony Skios)
Luis Barboo ... Calsa Larga
Tony Cyrus ... Valgolyo
Oscar Davis ... Amador
Alejandro de Enciso ... Morabbito
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La luz del fin del mundo (Spain)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:A (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1971) | Norway:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp
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A magnificent study of the darker side of human nature, 1 March 2005
8/10
Author: lifeguardlarry from United States

Surprising that Jules Verne would write such a story. Even more surprising that Hollywood would produce it. Yul Brynner is unbelievably good as a man freed of all bounds of convention, free to indulge his taste for cruelty and domination. Douglass is an excellent counterpoint, a courageous individual who's chosen simple solitude as a way to deal with the complications and turmoil society had imposed on him. And Samantha Egger's character is the capper, a woman willing to sacrifice far too much for comfort and safety. Inotherwords, everyman. The movie does show its age and is limited by the conventions of time and place and technology of the time. If you're looking for special effects and action as substitutes for thought, look elsewhere.

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