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The Lightship (1986)
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26 September 1986 (USA)
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The guiding light in a sea of treachery.
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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 synopsis
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Ethnic Hatred
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Fist Fight
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Routine crime-drama set on the high-seas
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Cast
(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 |
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 | Tom Bower | ... | Coop |
| Badja Djola | ... | Nate |
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Killers at Sea (USA) (TV title)
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89 min | Argentina:92 min
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There isn't much new in this gangsters-take-ship-and-crew-hostage drama, except that it takes place on a floating Light Ship. Having endured 14 months of duty on one of these floating torture chambers myself, I can tell you that nothing this exciting ever took place. All we ever did was bounce up and down and listen to a fog-horn, day and night. Too bad Duvall wasn't out there then, we could have keel-hauled him for making this very inaccurate flick!