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The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
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Overview
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Release Date:
29 October 1971 (Spain)
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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...
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gay & trans-gender undertones
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| Martin Uviente | ... | Balduino |
| John Clark | ... | Matt |
| Maria Borge | ... | Emily Jane |
| Juan Cazalilla | ... | Captain Lafayette |
Directed by | |||
| Kevin Billington | |||
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| Jules Verne | (novel "Le Phare du bout du monde") | |
| Tom Rowe | ||
| Rachel Billington | (additional dialogue) | |
Produced by | |||
| Kirk Douglas | .... | producer | |
| Alfredo Matas | .... | executive producer | |
| Alexander Salkind | .... | executive producer | |
| Ilya Salkind | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Piero Piccioni | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Henri Decaë | |||
| Cecilio Paniagua | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Bert Bates | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Enrique Alarcón | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Deirdre Clancy | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Juan Estelrich | .... | second unit director | |
| Julio Sempere | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| José Manuel Dorado | .... | assistant set decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Teddy Mason | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Enrique Molinero | .... | sound | |
| Jim Willis | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Antonio Molina | .... | special effects | |
| Juan Ramón Molina | .... | special effects technician | |
| Richard M. Parker | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Cecilio Paniagua | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Ramiro Sabell | .... | first assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ángel Serrano | .... | editor: Spanish version | |
Music Department | |||
| Sergio Marcotulli | .... | music engineer (uncredited) | |
| Sergio Marcotulli | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
| Piero Piccioni | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
| Piero Piccioni | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Berta Domínguez D. | .... | additional ideas | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- National General Pictures (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
- MGM-EMI (1971) (UK) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1982) (USA) (TV)
- Media Home Entertainment (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- VCI Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2005-2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ibérica S.A. (Spain)
- United American Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Orchestra dell'Unione Musicisti di Roma (U.M.R.) orchestra (uncredited)
- Orthophonics Recording Studios music recorded at (uncredited)
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120 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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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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French censorship certificate: - 13.See more »
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Once I overlooked the slow moving action (at times) and hokey plot and dialogue, I found this movie really entertaining in a circus and carnival (freaky pirates, treasure, monkey, violence, wild colors in a rough landscape with spaghetti western flashbacks) sort of way. Seemed to really push the envelope for that time period in terms of gay and trans-gender undertones - what with the pirate captain's attachment to his butler and to his androgynous second in command (the character who paraded around in a dress and feathers and appeared much more interested in Will than in Arabella). I didn't even sense that the pirate captain was attracted to Arabella in a sexual way. Anyway,that made the movie all the more interesting and unique - although likely far removed from what Jules Verne envisioned.